Writing in the City

“But ballet dances are just flowery poofy princessy girly girl things!”

Alina Cojocaru dances as the Musketeer D’Artagnan, it’s a playful, fun and remarkably goofy dance that a young tomboyish girl looks to be having the time of her life participating in as she plays around with a sword and pointe shoes.

If only I’d seen this as a kid! “Wait you can dance ballet and be a total goofball? Wait, and there’s cross dressing!? WITH A SWORD?!” I think I’d have made a more concerned effort to attend classes.

Alina Cojocaru in Tchaikovsky Variation.

God, every time I see this I just want to take off dancing until I snap my ankles or something. She just looks like she’s having so much fun, like all her energy comes from her love of dancing.