"Dance isn't just about fancy footwork. it requires Grace, discipline, and major muscles."

"Dancing gets on your brain and makes you crazy, but its a good crazy, like love."

"You can dance anywhere, even if only in your heart."

"God gave you toes so.... pointe them!"

"I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself.
-Mihkail Baryshnikov"

You know your a dancer if. . . .
"..dance is life and the rest is just spare time.
...you put on your pointe shoes to reach high places.
...you have fights with gymnasts about who works harder.
...you have blisters on your feet for life.
...your friends are covering up their zits while you try to hide your ugly feet.
...your pointe shoes are your babies.
...your body cracks loud enough to stop social studies class but you don't hear it.
...you look down all you see is blisters and no toes.
...pirouette and fouette are the two main words in your vocabulary.
...you point your toes... all the time!
...you dance down the hallway instead of just walking.
...you do plies and tondus while waiting in line.
...watching TV is not a time to relax, it is a time to stretch.
...you do grande jetes in the parking lot and down the hallway.
...you can't remember a time when your feet were soft and uncallused.
...you are well coordinated in dance class but trip over your own feet just walking.
...a new leotard makes your whole day.=]
...every hard floor is a place to dance.
...you walk with your feet turned out without even thinking about it.
...you use every handrail you see for practing.
...you carry a bottle of nail polish around to stop those darn runs in your tights.
...your dad bought stock in BandAid.
...you actually sit up straight in your chair at school.
...you hear classical music and you need to dance.
...you not only dance everyday, but also every night in your dreams.
...you use more rosin than soap.
...you worry about arthritis in high school- and it doesn't even run in the family.
...you know more French terms than the kids on the French team.

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