Monday, February 6, 2012

Ballet begins (again) at 50

"Ballet begins (again) at 50."

Although I could no more return to my youth than I could soften my father’s implacable heart, I no longer had to banish the ballet girl. Instead, I could let her take me by the hand and lead me back to the barre. Back, in some sense, home. 

A beautifully written news article about an English woman who is drawn back to the barre after a long hiatus.