I’m going through a rough time in life right now (the end of a years-long relationship, financial stress, moving), and most days lately I feel pretty anxious and like joy is hard to access. However, the ballet studio is the one place that feels like a refuge.

I’m trying to articulate what I love about ballet and why it’s so special to me. in a way, I feel like the predictably of the steps makes me feel safe while also being challenged. i also love how ”in the moment“ it is as an art form. A painting or a poem is recorded forever, but if you participate in ballet, you see the steps in the moment and know they will never be recreated in the exact same way (obviously, there are video, but you know what I mean).

What do you love about ballet? What keeps you coming back?

Hi friends! I am a former ballet dancer looking to take adult ballet classes. Full disclosure: I'm in treatment for an ED (my team is okay with me taking ballet), and my body has changed a lot since my dancing days (20 yrs ago). The adult class I want to join does not have a strict dress code, thank goodness. I'm thinking: leotard, yoga pants, technique shoes.

Are there any brands out there that make leotards with inclusive sizing? I'm an XL in most clothes, but I have a hunch leotards run small (at least this was my experience with my beloved Mirellas back in the 90s/00s). In bodysuits I usually wear an XXL. Not sure if that info is helpful - I just don't know what's out there today. I appreciate any tips or leads that the community can offer!

Wish me luck with this endeavor - or should we say...Merde 🩰🤍

Their total stretch tights with a thicker knit waistband and no back seam tights were sooooo perfect. I swear they haven’t had any of these in stock for the past six months. They haven’t some with a back seam and then also never have a medium in stock (again I swear MONTHS). Does anyone know if they’ve started to out of business or something? Do they sell these on any other sites I just cannot find? I’m just frustrated bc they were the perfect pair and now they seem to not even exist

Hi ballerinas! I have some leotards that don't fit perfectly and most of them are Yumiko nylon/techni fabric. As Yumiko's price hiked up nearly 30%, fixing them instead of selling and buying new feels more appealing (and more sustainable anyways). They only need minor adjustments like adding a lining, raising the leg cut, and loosening a halter neck, etc --- nothing complicated but ballet specific.

My question is: how do you find a tailor/seamstress that familiar with highly stretchy performance fabric and ballet-specific request? I did a quick search and the most relevant I found is costume alternation which feels like an overkill.

Location: I live in Denver, CO and I'm open to main-in options if you have any recommendations!

Cost: I know we are a HCOL area so I'm willing to pay for quality work, but I would also love to know what's a reasonable expectation.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!!

(Side note: I would rather stay away from DIY. It takes me more than two hours to sew a pair of pointe shoes so I don't think I should touch leotards lol)

Is anyone a regular at these classes?

I'm heading to Melbourne for a week and looking at the intermediate level with

Justine Miles, Sophie Fletcher and Filip Janda. Any feedback on what these teachers and their classes are like?

so im freaking out cause they told me to learn this dance and im a very slow learner so im trying to learn the step by my own the only problem is idk if the videos on YouTube are mirrored or not, can someone tell me if I should mirror the videos or no. As far as ive learned the choreography starts with left in front right on the back SOSSSSSSSS

Hi, my 3 year old started ballet class 2 months ago at a small academy. When I first started talking to the owner who is also the teacher she was great and gave quite quick replies (replied within the same day ). A few weeks after I enrolled her she had a stay and play day which I went to with my 2 daughters. Ever since then she has stopped replying to my texts or she'll take forever to reply.
I texted her once about ordering a uniform which she replied to the next day and then I texted her again the week after because I didn't get an update on the uniform and she ignored me, then the week after I double texted her and nothing and then I texted her again enrolling her into their summer camp dance class and no reply so l asked her in person on Saturday and she seemed fine ano told me she'd get the uniform next term now And she'll reply to me about the summer camp.
I still haven't gotten a reply...
This is what's kinda been bothering me though...
I am a Muslim hijabi and my daughter is one of the only two kids in her class who are not white. She also only seems to post the white kids on her socials. She did post my daughter once but it was after her trial so my husband is wondering if she just did that to get us to enrol her ?
I do worry that maybe she isn't very keen on me because of my race or religion but I can't assume. My daughter absolutely loves it there aswe!!. She also posts a lot on social media and is always reposting stuff from students and stuff which is making me think she is definitely seeing my texts and choosing to not respond rather than just being busy ? What do you guys think ?