Normally, I would just link to a fun article, but this was too great to just
link. Just to be clear.... I did NOT write this. Jessica Misener and Erin La Rosa wrote it and did a really great job.
Also, to be clear..... I'm adding my own thoughts in
orange. In no way am I claiming that my thoughts are a part of the original
post, are the opinion of Jessica Misener, Erin La Rosa, or the opinion of Buzzfeed.
27 Undeniable Signs You Were A Dance Kid
Was there a law that every recital costume had to have sequins?
1. The phrase “let’s go across the floor” still fills you with fear.
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Unless you knew you were badass at that particular movement, yes. You would pray that you wouldn't completely screw up in front of everyone.
2. You cut holes in all your regular tights to make them convertible.
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Once convertible tights were mainstream, it was like a whole new world opened up.
3. You subconsciously practiced your tap moves in public places when your mom dragged you on boring errands…
Haha! Still do! I will randomly just start tap dancing anywhere. I don't even think about it. When I was about 11 or 12, my mom, her friend, and I were at a store and I just started dancing. Her friend started looking at me and my mom goes, "She does that all the time. I don't even notice it anymore."
That, too. However, I was always much better at tap, lol.
Oh, the amount of pictures we have. They aren't hanging up anymore, but we still have them.
They had to shellac my hair to get it in (and stay) in a bun. Thankfully, my dance teacher didn't require buns for class.
7. This is what your closet looked like, and still kinda looks like.
I mean, you can’t just THROW THEM OUT, right?!
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I have 23 years worth of dance costumes still hanging in a closet. They are now in a few of those vac-bags, but I just can't get rid of them.
8. You’re not above eating on the floor, because that’s what you had to do backstage.
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I never thought about it, but it's true. In fact, just last week, I popped a squat in the middle of the airport to eat my breakfast since all the seats were taken.
One of my baby tap classes actually wore that exact costume.
We were more of a glitter group. Oh, the spray glitter.
11. You know there’s really nothing hotter than a guy in tights.
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They sure can be.
I LOVE that movie. I need to watch it, again.
13. You owned a pair of fishnets at a young age.
I don't know where the picture for this went, but I think I wore my first pair of fishnets when I was like 4. I still have a pair (obviously not the ones I wore at 4) in my dance bag. Yes, I still have a dance bag and I haven't taught dance in 4 1/2 years.
Never did this.... I had enough problems getting mascara on.
15. You mastered the art of changing into your dance outfit in the back of your mom’s car.
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True story.
16. You and your friends would choreograph dances after school “for fun.”
Totally did and it was completely fun. We had huge productions.
17. You know how to break in pointe shoes, and you know that it’s spelled “POINTE.”
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Yeppers.
18. Getting a run in your tights is so NBD.
It would irritate me, but I would still wear them until they were shreds.
I do..... My four years working in a dance store helped with that, as well.
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! Not only have I been in that posed group before, but I still have that EXACT cheetah costume in my closet. Our dance started out as 'Circle of Life' where the sun woke us all up and then we moved into that song from the old Listerine commercials.
I never danced with fake candles, but I know some people who did.
22. You worked on your tendus while waiting in the grocery store line.
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Word. My building at work has a two story lobby. The top floor has a three-sided walkway that looks down to the first story. The rail is the perfect height for a barre and I have been known to do barre exercises in the middle of the day.
LOL! And, there is that one person who keeps messing up time.
I still use it.
26. It took three of these to get all the makeup off your face after a recital.
Yeah, those didn't exist when I danced. We had baby wipes and it took like five.
27. And even though you’re ancient by dancer standards now, you still fantasize about being a ballerina someday.
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I do. Not only am I ancient, but I'm nowhere near the body type.
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