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My First Dance Audition In Four Years

My First Dance Audition In Four Years

If you read my last dance post you may be wondering how I can even think of auditioning, when my last ballet class put me out of commission for a whole weekend (and few days).…

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Developing Different Goals in Dance

Developing Different Goals in Dance

When I was still training I went through this mental block with pointe shoes. Basically, I disliked my feet in pointe shoes so much that I dreaded putting them on. My whole life I didn’t…

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Who Can Take an Open Adult Ballet Class and What To Wear

Who Can Take an Open Adult Ballet Class and What To Wear

When I tell people I recently got back into dance and am taking open adult ballet classes at HB ( Houston Ballet) the two immediate follow-up questions are: 1. Can I take these classes? 2. What do…

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All The Different Ballet Teachers You Meet Along The Way

All The Different Ballet Teachers You Meet Along The Way

Ballet/ Dance teachers; we love them, we hate them, they inspire us and push us to our limits only to help us achieve success! At some point, we look back a wish we could have applied…

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First Day Back In Ballet Class vs Second Day Back

First Day Back In Ballet Class vs Second Day Back

We had this joke back at my ballet studio in Toronto, where the first day back to class after a break, like a vacation or some short time off, you feel amazing! Everything is ON.…

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Coming Back to Ballet After “Normal” Life

Coming Back to Ballet After “Normal” Life

Not many people who meet me as an influencer / fashion writer know about my ballet past. It actually surprises me when I realize that some of my closest friends now don’t know “ballerina Chiara”,…

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Ballet Wedding Styled Shoot

Ballet Wedding Styled Shoot

[Film photographer: Koby Brown, ArchetypeStudioInc.com http://ArchetypeStudioInc.com ] Ballerina Bride If you had asked me when I was 8 what my dream shoes were the answer would have been pointe shoes, everyday, and especially my wedding day.…

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