Are You a Dancer?

Well folks, it’s been called: yet another snow day. Since I will have no news today, I figure that I should give you a fun post to read! I found an amazing post on dance-sister Mary’s blog, and after making it my own, my version is ready to be read!

Are you a dancer? If 25 or more of the items on this list apply to you, you must be!

1. You own more leotards than t-shirts.
2. You have a permanent part in your hair.
3. You have mastered the art of putting your hair into a neat ballet bun that will NEVER fall out.
4. You have forgotten what you look like with your hair down.
5. You gave up on having smooth, uncalloused feet years ago.
6. Something hurts? Normal. Something doesn’t hurt? Wow… strange…
7. Stage make-up is second nature to you.
8. French test? That will be an A++ please.
9. You end up wearing full-on dance attire at least four times a week.
10. You hardly know anyone outside of dance.
11. Your studio’s dressing room is for far more than just dressing.
12. The word “ballerina” sounds a bit too girly to describe you.
13. You are used to being yelled at for imperfections.
14. Adults are mainly people who speak to you in a foreign language and expect you to get it EVERY TIME.
15. You run through ballet shoes faster than you care to purchase new ones.
16. You find hairpins EVERYWHERE.
17. Junk food is a real treat.
18. Your dance bag holds enough supplies to stock a small country.
19. You have fifty different “moms.”
20. You can put on pointe shoes with your eyes closed.
21. Your calendar has room for nothing besides “Dance at…”
22. Oh, look, there is a guy lifting you off the ground! What’s abnormal about that?
23. Sleep is a rare creature.
24. You’re at the studio more than you’re at home.
25. NEW COSTUMES! <3
26. Homework? Take it to the studio.
27. You have better posture than all of your friends.
28. You could kick your hanging light-fixtures if it was ever needed.
29. Summer is summer. Not Summer “Break.”
30. Your thighs and calves scare some people.
31. Your local dance-supply store is the best place to shop.
32. You stretch everywhere.
33. You have an extremely graceful appearance when trying to catch your balance.
34. You have a full-blown field hospital in your dance bag. 
35. You are introduced as, “My Dance Friend” more often than not.
36. It’s not weird for your teacher to show you EXACTLY what muscles you should be using.
37. Your main mode of transportation is tombe, pas de bourree, glissade, sodesha.
38. Your family is annoyed by #37.
39. You are always running through dances in your head.
40. You even dance in your dreams!
41. Your dance-friends are more like family than anything else!
42. Quit dancing? Never. <3