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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

No Giving Up


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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