Sunday Musings
Today’s "Quote of the Day" at the bottom, makes me think about dancers, and the process
they go through on a daily basis. For
each student who “takes ballet”, only about 1-2% will ever make it a career. And often, the remaining 98% spend the better
part of their youth striving to make it into the professional world, but do not
reach their goal.
This is not as sad as it sounds. The process
of dance training is every bit as important and beneficial as the end
goal. I often ask my students why they
want to be a professional dancer. There
is no big paycheck associated with it, little fame (if any), and by age 40, if
not sooner, a performing career is usually over. So why do it?
The answer, of course, is the sheer love of the art
form. Or, I believe that should be the answer. Fame and glory are not part of the deal, and
a dance student should not expect that kind of reward. But the process of striving for a goal, the
determination to overcome obstacles, the discipline to show up on time and
dressed appropriately - these are just a few of the things that dance training
provides. And unlike a performing
career, these things last a lifetime.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Motivational Secret #18:
“The process of dance
training provides benefits way beyond the goal of a performing career.”
Link of the Day:
Quote
of the Day:
“In some cases we
learn more by looking for the answer to a question than we do from learning the
answer itself.”
-Lloyd Alexander
Author of more than
30 children’s books
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