Back to ballet

September means the return of dance classes and show rehearsals. Tonight, I was back at ballet classes for the first time since May and no doubt my leg muscles will remind me of how long it has been when I wake up tomorrow morning! We’ve started learning a new routine which is set to the music for Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, which so far seems quite tricky and there are lots of little jumpy steps in the routine. Given that I am quite petite, why does it still sound like an elephant jumping when I practice the steps?