The Unexpected Consequences

[dido]

In a line with hart's topic, but a little sillier.

 

I never expected when I started taking ballet classes that I eventually would own only convertable tights.

 

...that I would never again be able to paint my toenails (my one girly obsession) and have them look nice for more than a few hours.

 

...that with all the cool ways I know to arrange my hair it would pretty much end up in a bun every day.

 

Anybody else?

[koshka]

...that I would get visible abdominal muscles, which I never ever had before.

 

...and that I would basically stop watching tv and not miss it.

[Guest emttech]

that i could touch my foot to my head with out getting stuck

[DreadPirateRoberts]

... that the music would stay so persistently in my head! (I find myself humming

tunes from class pretty often)

 

... that I would ever appear on stage in a performance -- (even though it was only as a

background character, it was still a miracle for me, just to be a tiny part of a production)

 

... that I would end up spending so much energy and money to see more and more live ballet performances

[Jaana Heino]

... that I'd find myself doing grande allegro down the hallway of the computer science department.

 

... that I'd start considering tights - which I used to hate - normal, comfortable, everyday wear, and that I'd actually feel comfortable in a tightly fitting t-shirt, or even a leo, to the point of detesting the loose ones that go with the swords class dress code.

[2 Left Feet]

... That I'd get so pleased when people tell me they think I have nice looking feet

[Kitty]

...that i would develop a serious shopping habit for leotards and pointe shoes

 

... that i would try to find yet more classes to take to fill the evenings that i haven't got ballet!!

[Guest mic31]

I never expected that I would find ballet to be something that I could spend such a huge amount of time at. But I wouldn't trade it for the world

[lampwick]

An older woman actually made a point to come up to me in a cafe and tell me how nice my posture is. I used to be all slouchy.

[Sulan]

...that I would ever own so many items of clothing containing lycra.

[silvergreydancer]

Hi All!

That I would actually find or rediscover something as exciting as Giant Slalom skiing! (Racing)