I love ballet. I love watching it on TV and live in person. I love the magic of the performance, the costumes, the scenery, the music, and the story of ballets. When I was young, I wanted to take ballet lessons not to become a ballerina but because I thought it would be fun. Although I didn’t take them due to a lack of money, I had friends that did. And a few of them stuck with ballet and dancing to become professional level dancers. Years later, they are no longer professional dancers but are still my friends and saw me through tough spots in my life and was my support system during my health crisis.
Although I don’t want to be a ballerina and my interest in taking ballet lessons is gone, I still follow people online who are dances. One of those people is Kathryn Morgan. Kathryn was a principle dancer for New York City Ballet before suffering becoming ill and quitting ballet for many years. Last year, she has returned to ballet and now currently works as a principle dancer for the Miami City Ballet. Recently, she posted this video on her YouTube channel that addressed in a different way my current body image problems and reminded me of my friend’s old body image problems while they were dancers.
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