In every ballerina's aspect, poise and attitude are equally important. From the way she carries herself, dances, and even walk.
See, the thing about other people is, they just like to say things about you, even if they do not even know who you are. They will say that you are a proud person and that you are not worth knowing. I guess it's quite flattering when other people take notice of your existence, but not so great when they think otherwise.
People see ballerinas as the snobbish, too-good-for-you figures, and think that they're too good for you to befriend with.
Well, this is how we, ballerinas are to you.
Sarcasm. *cough*
It is important for us to have that particular posture that could (morbidly) actually decide our whole dancing career. Do you know how difficult it is to get into Royal Academy of Dance London without any of that attitude?!
However, I guess we can't seem to help ourselves from the way we walk and carry ourselves, even outside class itself. I guess it's already in us to walk like that. Others who do not know, will misunderstand and think we are proud people. Come on, what would you think about a person, who happens to dance ballet but (let's say) you are not in the know of that, slouches like a potato; would you say the person has low-self esteem and is (also) proud and anti-social that others are actually not good enough to be her friend? And if you did know about her past time, would you even dare say that the person is not good enough to dance ballet, just because she slouches like a potato?
You want proud? I'll show you proud.
I want to delete some people - especially some I know -, off my Facebook list. Because I am proud like that. And also because we never talk, and the fact that they always act as though they are people who belong to the upper upper class and post stupid Facebook statuses (which they think are so great especially when it comes to stupid overrated Gossip Girl "you know you love me"s. Yuck.) for their friends to comment. Plus, I'm too proud to start the conversation first.
I, as an obliging (proud) person, shall delete them off and save them the embarrassment for looking like wannabes, having countless friends on their list so that other people won't think otherwise. That, is my
attitude towards moronic gestures as stated. (And yes, I still really want to delete people - even of whom, I know of - off my list.) (Okay, maybe I am a little bit too anti-social and I just do not like certain people - you know those with heavy make ups and skanky dressing - looking at my photos, even.)
I guess the previous elaborated paragraph before didn't seem to make much sense, but that is solely my opinion on being proud; Wanting to delete people off my Facebook friends' list even if I know who they are, and refusing to talk first.
These are the people who cleverly overused the word 'proud' and blindly stereotype - particularly - ballerinas to be that way. Dancers, be it a tap dancer, street dancer, ballerina, hip hoper, jazz dancer, modern dancer or lyrical dancer, are fun people.
While we dance, we cannot judge, hate, or even separate ourselves from life. We can only be joyful and whole. That is why we dance. Perhaps you could do the same, even if you have two left feet.We dance to express, not impress. Mind your attitude; you ain't seen nothing yet.
And then I end with a double pirouette and balance en pointé and beam with pride until the curtain closes.