Stretch Yourself

Has there ever been something you were longing to try, but thought you missed the window of opportunity?

That “something” for me was ballet. When I was a little girl my mom signed me up for classes. I was so excited to get started! I had the whole ballet ensemble any little girl would dream of. From pink ballet tights, pink shoes, and pink leotards to pink tutu skirts. I don’t remember the story like my mom lol, but she claims that I only went to maybe a couple of classes and then was too shy to keep going back. As I got older, I regretted that I didn’t stick to ballet from an early age. I never started again because I thought by this time it was too late. I was too tall and too old to begin now.

It was my senior year of college when I finally had enough courage to start doing ballet again, and I absolutely loved it! It was pure magic to get all dressed up after a long day of college classes and drive to my first dance studio in downtown Riverside, California. After class I would put on Frank Sinatra and then get my classic hot chai latte from Starbucks.

No matter where I am, I try to find a local ballet studio to keep dancing. I now have little ballet community families all across the US as I transition in my career journey.

It is so freeing when you can do something just simply for the pure joy of it without strict expectations or comparing your ability to anyone else! I learned that our side hobbies in life that we love doing don’t have to reach perfection. We can purely enjoy the challenge of stretching ourselves, being vulnerable, making mistakes, and have a belly laughter afterwards.

Ballet is my literal stretch in life that I choose to freely indulge in and I love every moment!

How would you like to stretch yourself today? I want to encourage you that it is never too late to learn and simply have fun!

Love,

Chloe