A Different Perspective
Melodie Lettkeman

How ballet changed my body image

Posted Thursday, September 25, 2014, at 1:28 PM
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  • I have nieces AND a nephew in ballet. The nephew is also doing tap dancing. It's hard to get boys in this. The kids love it, and it seems to give them a lot of poise. It takes a lot of parental support to keep that going with all of the rehearsals and then the big show.

    Despite not being involved earlier, because your parents weren't supportive, it is admirable for you to be doing this as a young adult. Some people complain about how they were raised but you are doing something about it.

    -- Posted by Sam_1776 on Thu, Sep 25, 2014, at 8:11 PM
  • I love this blog. Thank you for sharing. It was very well written and heartfelt.

    -- Posted by KH Gal on Fri, Sep 26, 2014, at 6:55 AM
  • Sam and KH Gal, thank you for your kind words.

    I would like to clarify: my parents were supportive of things I wanted to do. When I had expressed an interest in ballet, we weren't in a financial place to do it. By the time we could afford it, I had filled my days with so many other activities (my parents spent a lot of their free time driving me to volleyball and soccer, or coming up to see me compete/perform at various camps and workshops) that I just worked on those skills.

    -- Posted by lilmissmelmo on Fri, Sep 26, 2014, at 9:10 AM
  • Sorry, lilmissmelmo, I misunderstood about your parents. It sounds like they were great. Still it is great that you are doing ballet now!

    -- Posted by Sam_1776 on Fri, Sep 26, 2014, at 6:09 PM
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    Very nice. One of my greatest wishes is for young people to be happy in their bodies.

    Proud that you are doing this!

    -- Posted by jessiemiller on Wed, Oct 1, 2014, at 6:45 AM
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