#but I do have new compression socks to try 🤗🤗
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Not to sound like an angry old man but one of the things that bothers me most both when I’m teaching my kiddos and when I’m in class with adult beginners is that like there is etiquette in ballet class that’s just archaic and shitty, there’s etiquette in ballet that’s just about courtesy/tradition, and then there’s etiquette that’s there for safety
And ppl tend to pick up on the second pretty quickly both as kids and adults—like thanking the teacher/pianist, being quiet when the teacher is talking, etc.—but they’re really bad at the third category, which is imo the most important
And like obv some of that is because they haven’t been taught but, frankly, a lot of ballet etiquette is learned through observation—noticing that, hey, if all the experienced dancers are starting this combination from the corner in the same formation, maybe I should, too. But people (both kids and adults!) just…don’t seem to pay very much attention to that side of things?? Even though it can literally save you from or give you a broken ankle depending on if you’re doing it correctly or not??
And I get that when you’re focusing really hard on understanding the steps or combination, less of your mind is on spacing/not getting tackled by your neighbor—but people (mostly adults for this one) get like kind of uppity about it?? When they’re? Wrong???
#idk why I’m thinking abt this at the moment#and tbc I think starting ballet as an adult is badass#I just. would like a teeeny bit more self awareness#I’ve had ppl either a) just fully stand in a spot where they’re going to get hit/kicked/etc#and then get pissed that someone nearly hit them (but didn’t)#or b) get annoyed about other dancers asking them to scoot slightly so there’s space for everyone#and it’s like ???? dude#ahem anyway#this has been ‘random ballet thoughts with curio’#off to class where i will likely see some of all of this#but I do have new compression socks to try 🤗🤗#personal
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