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You don't think it's weird when a boy wears tights.

Your hair has a permanent line in it from wearing it in a ponytail.

You promise to never stop dancing...like an energizer bunny that just keeps going and going.

You actually DREAM of wearing those heavy, expensive, netting ridden tutus.

Every hard floor is a place for practicing.

A new leotard makes your whole day.

Dance is life, the rest is just spare time.

You walk feet turned out.

You notice every mistake in dance movies and/or tv shows.

All the things you get for birthdays or christmas are related to dance.

"Practice makes perfect", is not a saying, it's a way of life.

You stand en pointe in your shoes when talking to friends.

You have more pairs of dance shoes then street shoes.

You start stretching whenever sitting on the floor.

You turn the conversation to dance without even noticing.

The first impression people have on you is YOU DANCE.

You point your toes even during sittups.

You use empty hallways to practice grand jete.

You pointe your toes when walking.

You do plies and tendus while waiting in line.

Watching tv is not a time to relax, it is a time to stretch.

You can't remember the last time you weren't sore from dancing.

You hear classical music and you need to dance.

Everything you do has somethig to do with dance.

You cancel dates because of dance classes.

You bend over to pick something up, one leg automatically shoots up to a 180* angle with feet pointed.

You miss more school from dance competitions/recitals/performances than from anything else.

You dance in your pants in the dressing room to make sure they fit right.


*You stay up for three hours the night before a performance sewing ribbons on pointe shoes.

 
*Being corrected isn't considered an insult

 
*You rant and rave about the joys of stretching yourself out in every direction and your mother wonders where she went wrong.

 
*You learn how to make light of a mistake on stage.

 
*Leotards and tights become more comfy than clothes.

 
*You suddenly have the urge to curtsy instead of saying thank you

 
*Changing costumes in the wings in one minute becomes easy

 
*You're able to untie and retie a pointe shoe in 45 seconds flat

 
*Dancing with blisters becomes the norm.

 
*Listening to Nutcracker music is a curse

 
*You become a master in the field of toe health care

 
*You stand in the lunch line in fourth position

 
*You fall asleep in the splitz because "it's such a comfortable position!"

 
*You're constantly broke because you're destroying pointe shoes at a constant rate of three per month.

 
*You worry more about having water than food

 
*You wonder why the average person goes to touch their toes and can't get past their knees without groaning.

 
*You go to grab something off the floor and your leg shoots up to a perfect penchee.

 
*You forget how to count past 8.

 
*You're able to sew anything in a quick fix.

 
*You think the best cure for a sprained ankle is to dance on it. 

 
*You recycle everything fom tights to pointe shoes to leotards

 
*You find that odd things like masking tape and paper towels are more useful than band-aids.

 
*The studio becomes your second home

 
*Your bedroom is clean as a result of never being in it.

 
*Your dancebag is a pigsty as a result of always being in it.

 
*Potentially hazardous sports are off-limits until after
Nutcracker season

 
*You hear football players complaining of "turf toe" and laugh at the simplicity of their toe problems.

 
*Karate is a no-no because you find it hard to kick with flexed feet and uneven hips

 
*Instead of jogging, you run turned out and on the ball of your foot.

 
*You're not sure if the mirror has become your friend or your enemy.

Bye Byes