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Ballet Builds Strength Over Time

Posted on December 18th, 2007 by admin.
Categories: Health.

My sister Kate has been keeping healthy by studying ballet ever since we were kids. I always supported her but our father was very anti-ballet. Believe it or not, he wanted Kate to be a Marine. Having said that, you might expect Kate and I come from a military family, but it’s not the case. Our father was an astronomer. So was his father.

Anyway, Kate is a ballet freak, and over the years she got me and my wife Sylvia interested in trying it as well. Yes, it’s true - you don’t have to be dreaming of a career in the Russian ballet to try the sport - Sylvia and I are trying it casually. Call us “ballet dabblers.”

The thing that most surprised me after I tried ballet, was how incredibly, intensely painful it is. My legs felt like they’d been yanked from by some crazed giant, trying to dislodge them from my body. My neck felt like someone had beaten it with a French breadstick; it wasn’t broken, but it stung and felt granular for some reason.

All in all I’m thrilled with my casual ballet experience, but if you’re into giving it a try, make sure you can spare a few days off from work to recover. The physical toll is surprising.

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