#danceproblems

I don‘t necessarily need a solo dress for Intermediate/Open because it is accepted to wear a plain black dress or whatever.

But I found a second hand dress online that I think is absolutely beautiful, even tough it‘s in an older style. But it‘s quite expensive. I‘m wondering whether it would be the same costs to design my own. But resource-wise I think secondhand is more environmental friendly. But then again - is it really environmental friendly to ship the dress from another continent, or should I just design one on my own continent ?

Also, I‘m in love with the color but my friends and family said they would have picked a completely different color to suit me.

So what should I dooo ?

https://www.pointemagazine.com/ballet-and-emotional-demands-2650701933.html?utm_campaign=RebelMouse&socialux=facebook&share_id=6304895&utm_medium=social&utm_content=Pointe&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1HMpx3RY0xRmM0W3Zl0HpL46RZv45NvvoAzaf6ctAag_mHBo64FiOdxtU

And this stuck out to me:

"...the reason one needs thick skin is not because of the physical demands, but because of the unfair and unnecessary emotional demands.[...] It is the strength one must have when being bullied, humiliated, screamed at, manipulated or harassed."

Yikes. I thought I was crazy for thinking this was the case because I'd never heard any other dancer say this before. At college, it seemed like I was the only one in class bothered by how the teachers treated us. I felt like a wimp for not being able to withstand the things my classmates could. I wondered if being a wimp was why none of my teachers wanted to teach me.

Thanks a lot! Hope this helps other people, too. I haven‘t decided yet. I‘ll just see which ones my shop has and try them on^^‘