I hadn’t been to ballet in months. After an absence, coming back to ballet was a welcome return in this season of Christmas traditions.
Back to ballet
I went back to ballet class for the first time in three months. I had been intending to go back much earlier, but every time class time rolled around I was either in the middle of something else or just didn’t feel like going. I knew I should go. I also knew I would enjoy it once I did go. I just couldn’t bring myself to go back.
The Nutcracker
This is a big season in the ballet world. The poster with the Nutcracker Prince advertises upcoming performances. The Nutcracker ballet is the one ballet people tend to go to even if they don’t attend ballet shows year round.
Christmas is the season for special attendance.
The Nativity story
The nativity story is another seasonal occurrence. One that brings many people inside the church for the first time all year.
What is it about this season that draws us back in?
Coming back
Once I arrived at ballet, everything started to come back. Sure some of it was a bit clunky, or rather I was moving a bit clumsily, but I was so glad to be there. Once in the swing of the steps, I realized how much I had missed it and how much I was enjoying this class, these ballet moves in this moment.
Are you thinking about attending a Christmas Eve service?
Or coming back to the story of the birth of Jesus with the shepherds and the angels?
Welcome back. ‘Tis the season for returning.