Author: Evgenia Budrina
Adult ballerina, blogger. Her blog A.Dancer is about dancing as an adult: starting out, keeping up, motivating yourself. Personal stories, failures, lifehacks.
Adult ballet is an amazing journey, but definitely not an easy one. We know how it feels to lose motivation at times, to blame yourself for not doing enough or for not having that perfect turnout.
We believe that the best motivation in such moments is...people like us! Adult ballet students, their stories, struggles, insights and recommendations is the most inspiring thing when the going gets tough.
We made a list of 9 most inspiring (according to us) Instagram accounts of adult ballerinas to bring you a generous portion of motivation just before Christmas.
Enjoy!
1. @ballerinasbynight This Instagram channel is created by 2 adult ballerinas - Jana and Abby. They do a lot of free online lessons (given by themselves or by professional teachers), interviews with teachers and dancers, etc. The biggest activity usually happens in their YouTube channel Ballerinas by Night (over 30k subscribers).
2. @_a.dancer_
Evgenia - an adult ballerina from Russia - doesn't only share her personal journey in adult ballet, but focuses on creating useful content for adult ballet students: for example, a ballet dictionary for adults, a big guide for adult ballet students, etc. She creates this content in collaboration with professional teachers and dancers.
3. @latetothepartyballetAdult ballerina Patricia Pyrka gives lots of turnout tips and writes deeply interesting longreads with personal insights. Unlike many bloggers out there, she also writes about philosophical aspects of adult ballet, not only physical ones.
4. @myballetstepsHanna Holmes is a writer and a mom with 2 kids. She shares cozy pictures of her ballet classes at home, sometimes with her daughter.
5. @jojo.ballerina
Jojo is an australian adult ballerina and an ambassador of an Australian ballet wear brand. She started ballet at the age of 23. And we simply love those glamorously pink pointe shoe collages she makes!
6. @tanyatanci_official
Tanya is an adult ballerina from Russia and a journalist. As a journalist, in her instagram she does lots of interviews with Russian ballet stars (you can watch them on her YouTube channel, the link is in her bio). She also posts video tutorials where professional dancers give tips on improving turnout, posture, flexibility etc.
7. @ballerina_janushka_clarushkaJana is an adult ballerina living in Koln, Germany. Her account is a true inspiration for those who appreciate art more than sports in ballet. She makes her own ballet wear from her old clothes and shares beautiful ballet pictures of herself in unusual locations. It is a truly rare example of looking at adult ballet as pure art, not physical achievements.
8. @lera_taglioni
An adult ballerina from Russia who took her passion for ballet to a professional level. She organizes ballet performances where both professionals and amateur adults participate.
9. @bodyposiballerina
Emily Barber calls herself a body-positive ballerina. Her account is proof that you do not need an "ideal" body to be a great (and flexible) dancer.