Do Something Badly

Ballet attracts perfectionists.  We are often too hard on ourselves and we get discouraged because we think we’ll never be able to do what we see professional dancers doing.  Or we’re afraid to try, because we believe we just won’t be good at it.

In this TEDx Talk, Elizabeth Perry, invites you to Do Something Badly!

“I invite you to go out and do something badly… and keep on doing it.

In our culture, from about the age of 12 or 13, we being to feel that it’s too late to try something to new.  We’re embarrassed to be beginners at something; we’re impatient; we have high standards; we are afraid of looking foolish; we hesitate and often we don’t take something on.

But, if you have a little patience with yourself, if you’re willing to try something and do it badly, if you’re willing to be foolish, you can learn some amazing things.”

If ballet is worth doing, if you really love it, just start doing it, and by all means, start by doing it badly.