• Spinning on en Pointe
    Graceful, beautiful is she
    Living her life chained

    Hard work and endless
    Hours. Perfection she achieves
    Sore feet and hurt limbs

    Admired, envied
    Living under much pressure
    Beloved, criticized

    Around and around
    In flamboyant costumes or
    Filled with a theme

    Centuries have past
    Making her ever changing, evolving
    Controlled by many

    Performing on stage
    the crowd’s applause, her moment
    this is worth everything

    Set on stages, ice rinks
    This beautiful, graceful image-
    American ballet