Hi Jamie et al, I've read your posts with interest and found them truly inspiring - so much so that I start ballet classes on September 12. I can't wait!
My interest began with Mary Helen Bowers' Ballet Beautiful DVDs, which involve ballet exercises, mainly on the mat. I wanted to get fit and make my body as feminine as possible. I tried yoga once and wasn't a fan - too much "omming".
So then I discovered the DVDs and have been doing them most nights for the past month or so. The results are amazing - and very feminising, which is great.
So I have a few questions:
1. Jamie, and the other ladies doing classes, have you considered doing exams in ballet? My class does exams and I fully intend to take them. It would really give me something to strive for.
2. Do you wear a dance belt to class? I don't really fancy the idea.
3. Tights. I wear female clothes whenever possible - but most of my wardrobe is androgynous - female clothes but fairly plain, so that nobody will know. I fully intend to take class in female T-shirt and leggings. But I'd love to work my way up to tights one day. Are there any female tights that are thicker, like the men's? I'd rather not wear men's tights.
4. Would you say that ballet has helped to feminise you -both in a physical way in terms of toning, and in terms of poise and how you hold yourself?
5. Are there any ballet moves I should learn before my first class?
That's it for now - but I expect there'll be many more questions in due course. Thank you, Audrey x
