The eternal beginner

Ballet has saved my aching back and has been a source of joy for my soul since I started practising. It was late, middle of my twenties or so (if we forget a short approach as I was six years old, as I hated it and preferred the fun I found at the uneven bars). And there have been couple of long pauses. Last year was the end of a four years interruption, which I hope was the last one. Because I realised how much I need it. You put your hands on the bar, the music sounds and you forget the rest.

I have the luck to have an excellent ballet school just a couple of minutes from home and my freelance job allows me to go to uncrowded classes in the middle of the day. I tell you: just perfect.

If you practise ballet yourself, you know what I mean. If you do not and have ever had interest for it but you think things like "I am too old, I am too big, I am too stiff" or whatever: Forget it. Look for a school in your town and join it. All I know offer classes for "eternal beginners" like me. You don't have to aspire to be a Pavlova to enjoy it. Think about how many men play football on Mondays who definitely don't have the skills of Zidane.

Virginia Romo

Fashion and style illustrator based in Germany, working everywhere. Clients: Dior Parfums, Chanel, Hugo Boss, Guerlain, L’Oréal Paris, Maybelline, Lillet

www.virginiaromo.com
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