Florence McCambridge finds inspiration in watching a practice session of National Ballet of Canada dancers
On a sunny Sunday morning, I went to my first ballet class. But this wasn’t the kind of class where I’d have to squeeze myself into a pair of leggings and pray to the fitness gods that I don’t make a fool of myself in front of a group of strangers. This was Class on Stage, a rare opportunity to watch dancers from the National Ballet of Canada warm up during their daily 75-minute class at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.
As someone who is still somewhat traumatized from a significant injury I sustained while walking several years ago, all this jumping makes me nervous. And while a certain amount of my accident was bad luck, I can’t help but wonder if these dancers, who seemingly have a different relationship with gravity, could have avoided the fall altogether. Watching their petit and grand allegro for the next half-hour convinces me. It seems they’ve learned to fly.
As I clomped down the steps to the subway I tried to think of the last time I worked as hard as those dancers at anything in my own life. So much has been made easier by technology: I can listen to any song I want, whenever I want. I can have pretty much anything delivered. I can stay in touch with friends without making the time to see them. But instead of taking shortcuts, maybe I should look for challenges.
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