Aug 18, 2004 16:03
YoU KnOw YoUr A dAnCeR wHeN...
You know you are a *Dancer* when....
... you sit in a straddle when you are watching TV. .
... you have blisters on your feet for life.
... your body cracks loud enough to stop class but you don't hear it.
... your feet have more blisters than toes.
...you pointe your toes even during sit ups
...you dance down the hallway instead of walk.
..."Practice makes *PeRfEcT*" isn't just a saying, but a way of life.
...all your friends are eating dinner while you are in class.
...you do plies and tendus while waiting in line.
...you do grande jetes in the parking lot and down the streets
...you can't remember a time when your feet were soft and uncallused.
...you *PeRfOrM* calmly before crowds yet get nervous during school tests.
...you are well coordinated in class but trip over your own feet walking.
...you have the ability to balance your entire body on five toes, yet cannot bend over to pick the clothes up off your bedroom floor.
...a new leotard makes your whole day
...every hard floor is like a place for practicing.
...you walk with your feet turned out unconciously.
...you actually sit up straight in your chair at school.
...the top shelf in your closet is stuffed with your old dance shoes & trophies.
...you have an entire drawer (or dresser) devoted to your dance stuff.
...you own 25 pairs of shoes...but 20 of them are for dance.
...you have bigger muscles than most boys in school.
...everything you do has to do with *DaNcE*.
...your calves look like softballs because they are so big.
...you suddenly cannot count past 8.
...your vocabulary includes bandaids, wedgies, *SwEaT*, determination, and *GuTs*!
...you use every handrail you see for practicing your fouettes.
...you hear *MuSiC* and you need to dance.
...you have washboard abs from those 100 sit-ups before each class.
...you cancel dates telling them you have dance.
...you can learn the dances to music videos like that
...red lipstick doesn't scare you.