Okay so WordPress wouldn’t allow me to upload the video directly, so I have embedded it from Tumblr (incidentally if you have Tumblr go and follow my account on there!), if you have any thoughts or suggestions let me know in the comments! Jessica x
Tag: ballet
3, 2, 1… Relaunch!
Hello everyone! Long time, no posts! I actually established this blog back in November 2014, but after a couple of weeks I actually moved to London and didn’t have a computer of my own, so I was unable to continue blogging. However, now I am back online and ready to continue bringing you fabulous content!…
What’s the big- or not so big- deal with eating disorders in ballet?
“In fact, let’s use office workers as an example. Imagine that your place of work decided that there was to be a uniform, and that uniform was a leotard and pink tights. Every day, you went into work in this unforgiving uniform, and compared yourself to everyone else wearing the exact same thing. Your differences are hugely magnified this way.”
Ballet on a Budget
It’s no secret that ballet- as a career, hobby or interest- can be expensive. There’s the cost of classes, dancewear, shoes, physiotherapy, auditions- and that’s just scratching the surface. So, if we’re being honest, is ballet only really viable for those who are ‘better off’ financially? Well, as someone who is not from a privileged…