I recently rediscovered a book called “You Know You’re A Dancer When…”. Reading through it made me laugh because of how many of the statements I can actually relate to. I found myself saying “I do that, and that” and “that’s true” over and over again. Here’s a few of my favorites:

You know you’re a dancer when…

-“Potentially hazardous sports are off-limits until after Nutcracker season”

-“You are well coordinated in class but trip, fall, or twist your ankle at least once a day outside of dance” (ballerinas are surprisingly clumsy, I know this first hand)

-“You wonder why the average person goes to touch their toes and can’t get past their knees without groaning”

-“The hot topic of conversation is who’s getting cast in what part”

-“Cracking your back, hips, ankles, toes, and other joints becomes an everyday routine”

-“You get irritated when you watch cheerleaders because they never point their toes”

-“You’re too sick to go to school, but never too sick to go to dance”

- Emma Yasick, Brandywine Ballet dancer & blogger