A ballerina’s day is entirely the body. At the end of the day, a ballerina’s body is a battlefield. Blistered feet, knotted calves, overworked shoulders.
For a ballerina, showering is not a luxury. It is survival. The time beneath hot water when knotted muscles release.
One ballerina says: during the shower, I’m just me, not a dancer. No ballet costume, no mirror, no evaluation.
Through the shower, acknowledge the body that worked hard all day. We deserve to return gratitude to a body that endured today with such effort.