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10 Jokes Only Dancers Will Understand

Gianluca Russo
Dec 14, 2017

What's better than a good dance joke? They're corny, they're punny, and they're exactly what you need to get you through long rehearsal days. These 10 jokes are guaranteed to put a smile on your faceā€”no matter how much your feet are hurting.

Dance friend: How many leotards should I pack for the dance convention this weekend?
You: Five! Six! Seven! Eight!


Dance friend: So we're going across the floor and Shelley, who's in front of me, only does one pirouette instead of two and then sheā€¦
You: Get to the pointe already!


School counselor: You have so much potential. You just need to leap for the stars!
You: I've been doing that since third grade.


Dance teacher: You can't keep complaining about your feet hurting when you never wear your shoes long enough to break them in!
You: Fair pointe.


Q: What animals are the best at turns?
A: Spot-ted leopards.


Mom: Wow, so many people showed up to your recital.
You: We had a great turnout!


You: Ugh, I just don't understand this combination.
Dance teacher: You'll never nail it if you don't change your attitude!


You: I'm so excited to visit the Tilting Tower of Pisa!
Dad: Um, do you mean the Leaning Tower of Pisa?


Q: What's a bird's favorite tap dance move?
A: "Flap."


Non-dance friend: My feet hurt so bad today!
You: Sure, Jan.

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Hi, dance friends. It is a strange time to be a person in the world, and an especially strange time to be a dancer. As the dance community faces the coronavirus crisis, a lot of you are coping with closed studios, canceled performances and competitions, and a general sense of anxiety about how your world will look going forward.

Yes, dancers are super resilient, and there's been a lot of inspiring community-building happening. #LivingRoomDances and Instagram dance parties and virtual ballet classes with the pros are wonderful. Dance can, and should, be a bright spot in the darkness. But that weird, empty feeling you have? It might be grief. The loss of the certainty of daily class, the loss of the promise of that big end-of-year performanceā€”that's real. The dance studio has always been a safe place; it's especially hard not to have that outlet now, when you need it most.

We're here for you. Weā€”and our friends at Dance Magazine, Pointe, Dance Teacher, The Dance Edit, and Dance Business Weeklyā€”are doing our best to document the hurdles facing the dance industry, and to advocate for dancers in need. We're developing more online content that will help you maintain and improve your technique while you're at home, and process the mental and emotional fallout of all this upheaval. (You can keep up with the latest stories here.) And we're still making our print magazine. We have issues planned and shot, full of great dance stories and beautiful photos. We're not going anywhere.

We want to hear from you. Talk to us. Or dance to us. Or both. We won't stop moving, and you shouldn't, either.

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