When I Grow Up...

I have told everyone in previous pictures that when I was 11 I decided I wanted to be a chef and I carried that out, so I thought I would go a different direction for this picture. Before my culinary explorations and love of cooking came about I was a little girl that wanted to be a ballerina. I wanted to dance in the Atlanta ballet. I took dance lessons until I was 17 and realized that I would never be good enough to dance professionally. I kept this pair of pointe shoes... my last pair. They are a bit warped and don't seem to fit my feet properly now but I can still feel the dance in them.

"Dancing is like dreaming with your feet."

@MegStorey

[Maggiemae]

You have the figure for dancing, I can see that! I was mad about ballet too as a girl and would dance on the lawn in the moonlight dressed in a frilly petticoat (dancing is like dreaming with your feet). I had to decide university v ballet! Education won!

[kali]

I can just imagine you dancing

[Robyn]

Beautiful portrait and pose with a definite emotional feel

[Simply Amanda]

I could so see you doing ballet. So long and dancer like:). Gorgeous shot, Meg!

[Mike Gifford]

Nice capture! You should continue to do what you like for as long as you can!

[summerfield]

i can imagine you exquisitely doing pirouette across the dance floor and doing splits in mid-air but with such grace that your audience would think you are floating. in those pointe shoes! and perhaps if it's you onstage, i could watch without falling asleep like i'd did every time i watched ballet. :-) gorgeous!

[Bill Fenske]

I can see you on stage as well. Great capture.

[Meg]

@maggiemae @kali66 @flyrobin @amandal @mikegifford @summerfield @bill_fe Thank you all so very much for your comments and views. I am ridiculously busy lately and I feel terrible that it takes me so long to respond and thank you all. I truly appreciate your support of my photography though. You never cease to make me smile. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!