I started back dancing ballet. I enjoyed it when I was younger and wanted to get back into it.
Ballet is a type of performance dance that originated in the Italian Renaissance. How popular do you feel it is today? 
I think it is still popular, however, it is not as mainstream as it used to be. It seems to be enjoyed by people who enjoy fine arts.
Interesting, ballet seems to have passed the test of time to this point at least. It certainly is still good to practice for an activity. Do you feel that it's hard to get back into?
Thankfully, I am still flexible and my ankles are strong. But I do have to recondition my feet. When we jump on pointe, we carry 3 times our body weight on the big toes
has evolved in a number of distinct ways. See glossary of ballet.
A ballet, a work, consists of the choreography and music for a ballet production. Ballets are choreographed and performed by trained ballet dancers. Traditional classical ballets are usually performed with classical music accompaniment and use elaborate costumes and staging, whereas modern ballets, such as the neoclassical works of American choreographer George Balanchine, often are performed in simple costumes (e.g., leotards and tights) and without the use of elaborate sets or scenery.
Etymology.
to watch someone else dance it. I believe in never looking back, never indulging in nostalgia, or reminiscing. Yet how can you avoid it when you look on stage and see a dancer made up to look as you did thirty years ago, dancing a ballet you created with someone you were then deeply in love with, your husband? I think that is a circle of hell Dante omitted.
[When I stopped dancing] I had lost my will to live. I stayed home alone, ate very little