No Giving Up
Yes, it is time for yet another Ballet Statute! Dancers learn this one on the very first day
of class: There’s no “giving up” in
ballet! There are lots of things in ballet, but giving up is not one of them.
Corollary: A dancer
may choose to discontinue their dance studies and go on to study something
else, but this is not classified as giving up.
It is simply selecting a different path.
During dance class there is definitely no giving up. If a step doesn’t work, or a dancer falls
down (gasp!), then she tries again. And again.
And probably again. Giving up is not an option. It is this drive that makes a dancer a
dancer. Dancers develop not only
technique but determination.
So, remember: there
is no giving up in ballet. Dancers must
have the tenacity of a dollar weed!
From the Big Beige Book of Ballet Statutes:
Statute #17:
“There is no giving up in ballet.”
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