I never did want to be a ballerina when I grew up. Even as a child I knew I would never manage to look like this, though if I'd seen this card, maybe I might have tried a little harder.
It is a card of a very beautiful stamp issued by the United States Postal Service in 1998 to honour classical ballet.
This is a post for Postcard Friendship Friday, hosted by Beth at The Best Hearts are Crunchy.
Funny thing, I wanted to be a ballerina when I was little, too. I had a coloring book which had all the various dancing positions in them. I would practice them until I had them all down perfectly. We were too poor back then to be able to afford lessons. I still LOVE ballet dance. I adore this postcard, too. It is hard to believe it has been so long since I posted that postcard. Amazing! My niece just turned eight. Strange how quickly time passes. :D
ReplyDeleteHappy PFF, Sheila. I love the composition of this postcard, the pose of the girl, the black background, the red letters at right. Just beautiful. I never dreamed to be a dancer and my family did not like to see ballet, but a friend of mine worked for a while at the National Ballet of the Netherlands and invited me for many of the ballet's performances. What a treat! I started to like both classical ballet and modern dance. I was amazed by the dancers' abilities: dance is like top sport!
ReplyDeleteOh I'm with you..I look more like Lucille Ball in that one episode. I find the ballet beautiful but they have such tough lives I feel
ReplyDeleteLOL! They dance beautifully but have the ugliest feet. The dancers remind me of the story about the peacock.
DeleteI love ballet. Misty Copeland as done much to infuse the art with renewed interest among young women. I'd give a year's salary to watch her perform. Houston's retired principal ballerina is teaching another generation to dance. That's some stamp!
ReplyDeleteI wanted to dance on my toes when I was a girl. Then I read about Isadora Duncan's life, and the toll the dance took on her feet . . . I got that real quick. :)
I love this stamp! I love dance and her technique and form in this one picture is incredible, just look at her feet and her gorgeous turnout and bevel. I wish I could dance like that :) Yes, dance does kill your feet but the dancers I know are proud of their "battle scars."
ReplyDeleteBallet is so beautiful. I have been to a ballet in years but I am always mesmerized when I attend.
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