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This poem is about when I used to go to ballet class with my friends from the age of nine to fourteen.

As you will read, I have very fond memories of these lessons and am still using some of the movements today. It was all going so well until puberty hit us all and everything changed.

A light hearted look at some happy days!

If you enjoy my poems, please buy me a coffee by clicking here!

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This poem is about when I used to go to ballet class with my friends from the age of nine to fourteen.

As you will read, I have very fond memories of these lessons and am still using some of the movements today. It was all going so well until puberty hit us all and everything changed.

A light hearted look at some happy days!

If you enjoy my poems, please buy me a coffee by clicking here!