Another one of my favorite Christmas songs is the Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker. It’s a great tune, both light and substantive as only classical music can be.
I remember going to see the Nutcracker performed as a child. I loved it. I’ve always enjoyed plays and ballet (singular, because I think this is the only one I’ve been to).
A little known fact is that I actually took ballet class for 2 years in middle school. Yeah, I know that is surprising as I have neither the body type nor the classic femininity and poise associated with the dance. Really, it was just a fun form of exercise to take the place of gymnastics. I’ve never excelled at any sport, or in this case dance, that I tried: soccer, gymnastics, basketball, ballet, or tennis. Though that didn’t stop me from dreaming of representing America in the 1996 or 2000 Olympics!
What is something that you wished you had excelled at when you were a kid? Is there something you had aspirations of being but not the abilities?
12 Days of Christmas, Day 3
I always wanted to learn ballet too, and how to play the piano. My parents always said they just couldn’t afford it. Brad and I have a policy now about such things. If the kids want to do something like that, we sit down with them and figure out how we can get it done.
I didn’t excel in sports either. I always have said that if I could be good at one sport it would be tennis. It just seems like so much fun and a great work out…
I was never good at sports. But then I discovered curling. I’m not good, but I wrote a song about it.
For me…it would be learning to play either the violin or piano. I envy people who can play either, as the only instrument I can play is the CD Player.