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Susie Butler performs with emotion in a blue dress on stage

By Susie Butler on February 21, 2025

This week has been rough: My workplace had major layoffs, and even though I’m still here, it’s been heartbreaking to watch so many talented colleagues be let go. And while I can’t fix any of it, I do know what helps: I can go to ballet class.

Pointe shoes arranged in the shape of a heart

By Susie Butler on February 14, 2025

Ballet and I have had a complicated relationship. It has been my greatest passion, my deepest heartbreak, and, most recently, my most profound rediscovery on my journey of figuring out what matters the most to me in life. But now, after everything I’ve been through in life, I dance with more love than ever before, and I never want to stop.

Susie Butler performs a plié in fifth position with arms in first position on the stage wearing a black leotard, skirt, and tights in 2023

By Susie Butler on February 7, 2025

If you’ve ever thought, “I wish I could do ballet, but I’m too old,” you’re not. If ballet is something that calls to you, you should go for it.