Dance is esthetic movement. What is nice (and what’s just crap..) is of course up to each and every one of us to decide for ourselves, but one thing is sure: The dancer has a clear vision of how he or she wants to look while dancing whatever he or she is dancing. So, I think it’s fair to say: Mirrors are a dancers best friend.

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Most ballet studios has at least one wall covered with mirrors

Apart from having a precise (…pain in the ass) technique to follow, a dancers instrument is their body. And as I’m sure you know, no two bodies are the same. Again meaning that each dancer has to find out for him- or herself how to make things work. This means (unless your born absolutely perfect. Yes, there are some. Yes, I hate them) hours of practicing, repeating, in front of a – yeah, you guessed it!

Whether it’s harming, watching yourself such an enormous amount of time in a mirror is a good question.. We all know how it went for Snow White and her stepmother…

The answer is complicated. The mirror is an important tool for a ballet dancer, helping the artist decide what looks the best from different angles. On the other hand, yes, there is a certain amount of dancers that gets just a little too fund of their reflection. But guys, think about it! They spend most of their time closed in a box (or studio), practicing. Then they are put on a stage, like horses in a circus, running in circles entertaining the crowds, before they are put back in their boxes again. They never meet outside people, and they’re constantly competing with all their colleagues for that leading role. The reflexion might just be the only friend they have!

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