Despite the fact that all of the people I know know me as “the ballet dancer” and that I have no problem labeling myself as such, how much I am wired into ballet is even surprising to me sometimes. For example, my mom went to the library the other day. What did she bring home for me? No Twilight, no Harry Potter, but instead, three books about ballet (one of which, The Sugarless Plum, about New York City Ballet dancer Zippora Karz’s struggle with diabetes, I would recommend to anyone looking for a last minute summer read) along with DVDs of various ballets by companies such as the Royal Ballet. Turns out I am even more of a bunhead than I like to admit. 

- Emma Yasick, Brandywine Ballet dancer & blogger