As I enter the studio I sigh with relief. I’m through a magic portal and the outside world is on pause
‘The need for ballet – like art, literature and music – has never been greater. We need the arts to bring respite from the daily, brutal news.’‘The need for ballet – like art, literature and music – has never been greater. We need the arts to bring respite from the daily, brutal news.’t’s a Friday and I’m driving along Kings Way. The traffic is heavy but my heart is light. Soon I’ll get to Flemington and the ballet studio on the hill, the highlight of my week and a beacon of grace in my life.
They’re right. Yet now, the need for ballet – like art, literature and music – has never been greater. We need the arts to reflect the world we live in and to bring respite from the daily, brutal news diet. My ballet journey began at 53 when I took it up for the exercise. I first walked through the doors of a ballet school in 2014. I was fed up with gyms and their pounding electronica and had no interest in other fitness styles.
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