a thread of questions for non ballet dancers (or even just anyone i guess)

do you or have you ever taken dance, and if so what form?

have you ever seen a ballet?

name 3 ballets

how many positions are there in ballet?

can you name 3 steps? (extra points if you can spell them because even I can’t)

do you think we wear tutus in class?

what do we usually wear for regular class? (aka the names of the items of clothing)

what is barre?

do you know what pointe shoes are?

how expensive do you think pointe shoes are?

what do you think is the age dancers start pointe?

what is a company dancer?

did you know we have to sew our own ribbons and elastics on our pointe shoes?

the hard bottom of the shoe (arrows) is called the box. do you know what it’s made of?

tw // mentions of eating disorders

do people view the dance world as unhealthy and causing eating disorders?

what is your opinion on ballet?

do you view ballet as a sport or an art?

do you think ballet looks easy?

have you ever considered taking ballet classes?

do you have any questions for us?