How to do a pirouette

A pirouette is not a spin; it’s a balanced turn.

So it requires not speed but calmness, said my ballet instructor, you can’t do a pirouette when you’re nervous. No wonder I could sometimes pirouette alone in my bedroom, but not when the teacher is watching. Well, or at least that’s gonna be my excuse.

Same thing goes with driving. I often do worse when the instructor happens to be the meticulous type, always pesters me for every small little mistake.

I guess I got to learn the secret to maintaining my cool. Maybe it’s meditation, or just a zen pill that I could take (prozac, anyone?). Or maybe it’s a state of mind that one is either born with or without. Anyway, I’m probably not cool enough yet to do a pirouette.