I also do ballet (I’m 12) and I’ve always been not a skinny as most of the other girls, and I always felt embarrassed about it, but ever since I started watching you, I’ve realized that I go to ballet to dance, not to be compared to other girls and you have helped me get to the point where I don’t compare myself as much anymore, and I just wanted to thank you for that!! Love you ❤️ Edit: Holy cow thank you so much for all the likes!
Emma .B you are your own beautiful person. Never feel like you should fit yourself into a mould that was not made for you. You are a dancer and you have a body, your body does not determine your dance. You are wonderful and so cool for realising that bodies don't fucking matter. GO EMMA!!! Woohoo
ballet is very frustrating and but rewarding at the same time I have gone back and fourth with it for years but I always seem to end up back dancing. keep it up, you're beautiful
This is super coincidental but it’s true😂 my name is also Luna and I’ve been a ballet dancer for the past 11 years and last week I actually decided to quit ballet temporarily. I was just feeling so overwhelmed, depressed, and tired that I couldn’t take it anymore. Anyways i love your video Luna:) 🥰😘♥️
f i n d i n g s e r e n i t y it's never too late to start dance up again. I'm sure if you practice alot during the summer you can resume classes in the fall?
f i n d i n g s e r e n i t y it’s never too late I broke my ankle last year and I had to have screws in my left ankle . The doctor said that he didn’t know if I could dance the same way I have before. While I was on a break it shaped me loving to dance and all I wanted to do was dance and I soon as I got in the studio I progressed so much and this year in December I’m going to be the youngest Mary (in The Nativity) that the studio has ever had ! So it shows that it’s never too late to go back and get in that studio but you do you !
"Depressed" is an adjective as well, not only a diagnostic-you can be and feel and say you're depressed and not mean clinical depression. :) Sending you hugs and good thoughts!
Ikr, everyone gets so upset when someone says "I'm feeling really depressed right now." They say "have you been diagnosed? Has a doctor given you a diagnosis? You shouldn't self diagnose" Like, I get it, depression is a serious issue and shouldn't be taken lightly, but depressed is also an adjective, not just a mental illness.
@@Luna-dr9kw MediocreHaddie is right though. "Depressed" is also an adjective to describe mood, it doesn't just refer to MDD. I felt depressed when my cousin suddenly died. That feeling of being depressed was a natural part of my mourning period. But I don't suffer from clinical depression, that's a chronic mental illness marked by neurotransmitter imbalance. Even doctors will agree that acute bouts of situational depression warrant someone the right to say they are feeling depressed. And it does *not* mean they aren't suffering. People need to stop saying ignorant things like this because it invalidates the real feelings of people who are going through exceptionally traumatic times in life. If a mother lost her child you would assume it was natural for her to feel depressed as she grieves right? If you're feeling depressed you're feeling depressed and that's that. It doesn't mean people are trivialising the mental illness of MDD.
My parents told me that I’m going to be in Florida for 3 WEEKS in March. I live in Illinois, and I have auditions in March, rehearsals in March, and summer intensives. So I had a literal anxiety attack in the shower. I know that’ll I’ll stay in shape with swimming, working out, and stretching but still I’m freaking out. I fell like in going to lose al of my technique and stamina and everything. It’s just really bad timing. Obviously I’m grateful, but it’s still overwhelming.
Devin Birch There are most definitely schools or studios around that you can take drop in classes at. Google all the studios in the area and look on their website or contact them about open class or dropping in.
i admire you so much for putting yourself out there. i love your personality and everything you stand for. thank you for keeping me inspired as a dancer
Dear Luna, I usually never take the time to respond to a video but you are the first person I have seen online/ on RU-vid who speaks the truth and someone who understands the struggles of ballet mentally. I've just started again after a 2 year break and Its hard not as much physically as it is mentally. Getting into a new studio, seeing the girls your age dance in higher classes because they didn't take a break its hard. Ballet comes with perfectionism and that's also the great thing about it. But it makes you view yourself and your body in such a critical way. Thank you for speaking out and showing girls like me out there that I'm not the only one having doubts and getting into my own head while rehearsing. xoxo Caitlin
It's honestly refreshing to hear you talk about the frustrations and pressure/stress that comes with dance. I think everyone at some point has questioned their dancing and doubted themselves, so it's really nice we can all relate with that.
I’m a 54 year old grandmother. I’m so thankful to hear your mission statement and that you’re reaching out to other young women in an authentic way. I remember looking at magazines as a young lady ( who wasn’t overweight at all but thought I was fat. Wish I appreciated myself then! Lol) and feeling so bad about myself because I wasn’t as thin as the models. This was in the early 80’s and I know it’s gotten even worse. Anyway, I just want you to know I admire what you’re doing and I’m a subscriber! 😀
I’m in sleeping beauty for my spring ballet I’m gold fairy and I love it, ballet is rlly hard mentally and physically to get through sometimes. I just got out of a really toxic studio where the people didn’t like me and I would stress out everytime I went across the floor. Things got better when I got more confidence, which came for me when I switched studios bc I moved, but you have friends at your studio so just focus on all your amazing qualities and that what you do is like super human to most
Omg Bournenville kills 😭 I was the third variation (the one opening with grande glissades) btw thank you for being so real, you are helping a lot of people! 💗
Please don't ever change!! I see so many RU-vidrs who I've been watching from their beginning and they sooo so often completely change as they start to have crazy amounts of followers and turn their channel into a business. I love your types of videos. You're literally the only RU-vidr I can watch feeling inspired in a good way after. Thank you so much for being genuinely honest , I love UU
Thank you for being so vulnerable its really comforting to know that such a talented beautiful amazing person is so down to earth and “isn’t perfect” never stop doing what your doing and don’t ever give up you are so inspiring
You are honestly so beautiful inside and out. I seriously wish I knew you in real life because I feel like you are just like me, in the aspect of struggling with things and wanting to look like other people and all. You really inspire me and I mean it ❣️😚
I've been struggling with my body in ballet because I'm don't have the tall skinny ballerina type of body so I definitely relate and your videos have helped me so much!!You are amazing keep it up❤❤
Hey Luna, I wanted to thank you. In every single way you helped me so much. I used to have an short term eating disorder (bulimia). I was doing it because I was blaming myself for not looking like all the other girls- Instagram models youtubers etc. I came across your channel and you have inspired me so much. You ware the first ballerina (that I’ve seen) that wasn’t looking like a stick while eating nothing(no offense to anyone) and It made me so happy that a beautiful talented and amazing girl that has an amazing body is able to do what she loves without anyone saying she should look like this or that! You do your thing and although you have ups and downs you still don’t give up. It is so inspiring and the fact that you also have break downs too and show it to us is litterateur the best thing because we can see you are a normal person too! After one video I fell in love with you and your videos and decided to just love who I am no matter what size am I or how similar to models do I look! Love you the most and again thank you soo much! You are my biggest inspiration and I am degenerate putting you on my dream board to just get inspired. Love, Klaudia
I hate this era... I already went off from instagram bc all that "perfect image" really affected me, I'd been struggle with eating disorders for many years. Im also a dancer and after I ended with social media I focused on my inside and started dancing like never before.. Sooo.. Keep on girl, you are going by the right way. Kisses from Argentina
luna i love you so much and im so proud of how authentic and real you are,you just talking about some topics have made me feel so much better about myself and youve genuinely helped so much and im so proud of you
thank you so much for everything you stand for and being open about it. your want to help people shows and it helps. i am someone who is very comfortable with my life generally, and i don’t struggle with a ton of things that i need help with but even someone who lives a pretty good life can learn from you and i’m grateful because that is not something that happens to me very often.
I’m so thankful for all you say and do. I’m a dancer, specifically a ballet dancer, and I don’t fit the cookie cutter body. I also started dancing at 12 which is crazy late. You have inspired me so much and showed me that not everyone feels perfect all the time.
hey luna, i get what you mean about the depressive episodes coming in waves and i’m going through that right now. i’m dealing with so much shit at home and in my head it’s just too much for me.the past two years i’ve struggled with attendance at school and i don’t think this year will be any different. it’s the second week and last night ( monday night ) i already had a breakdown and sobbed for an hour, woke up with puffy eyes today and didn’t want to go to school even more due to it. my mum just doesn’t understand how cornered and pressured i feel and i just can’t take it anymore. sorry if this is negative energy, but not everything is positive all the time. you have to have the bad days to have the good ones. i just wanted you to know that this helped cheer up a sad girl on a tuesday morning who is questioning everything right now. i think i’m going through an identity crisi all the while this is going on. i’ve dealt with all these problems for years now, but they’re just getting too much and i’m about to break. love you
I actually started crying in the middle of watching this because I had a really hard time in pointe today and I felt like I shouldn’t even have been in the class, I guess I didn’t feel like was strong enough to keep dancing. But I watched this and it really inspired me so thank you so much!! ❤️
I feel like you’re the only RU-vidr that is truly real and authentic on the platform. You talk about things that most RU-vidrs would be terrified to say. Your mission statement is amazing and beautiful 😍
Hey lunaaa I hope your doing ok!!❤️ honestly when you were saying your were feeling down about how you act and yourself etc, I can relate so muchhh. I can feel like that and then overthink and make it a bigger thing then it actually is, which leads to me feeling shit and depressed. So I just wanted to let you know that you’re not alone, it’s ok to feel like that because we all sometimes ❤️ I love you and your channel and I hope your doing all well. We gals need to stick together and build each other up 😜 all the love from Australia 🇦🇺❤️
Dude this felt so real. People shield their insecurities and sadness, but hearing this opens so many windows that weren’t open before. To feel good, we need to cry sometimes 🤷♀️
When you are well trained and professional, it’s easy to become over critical and underwhelmed with your art. You dance beautifully and I hope you continue to discover your passion. Thank you for opening your life to the world.
aaagh I actually love you and you're channel so so so much! You're so down to earth and real and genuine I just can't like wrap my head around it. I find myself trying to portray myself as someone I'm not so often and every time I catch myself out on it I think of you because I feel so inspired by you and sometimes when I think of things that you've said I feel so empowered that nothing can bring me down. lysssm keep doing what you're doing
Thank you so much for this. I've been struggling with my self image lately and your speech helped me to remember that it's not about the outside that matters, but your inner soul, and what you do for others. You have a beautiful soul Luna. Sending all of the positive thoughts and feelings your way. xo
Dear Luna, I'm in my late thirties and not a dancer by far, but working in education with people with mental disabillities and/or mental health issues, I know how important it is too see others talking about their troubles, thoughts an weaknesses and naming the problem our society has. The unhealthy body image promoted by media is only one example and I congratulate you for your courage to share your honest thoughts with the public that is the internet. Please don't be discouraged by those who see honesty as a weakness. You do a valuable thing here! Greetings from far away Germany!
I appreciate your honesty and openness so much. I competitively figure skate and am constantly put down or put myself down because maybe my thighs are bigger and more muscular and I'm not that petite skater and your videos have definitely helped in that I'm not the only person that this sort of thing is happening to
It is okay to doubt, to feel sad, to have a breakdown, you have the right to vent, to let go your emotions ~ you are really open minded, sincere and honest ❤️ sorry for my Bad english, I'm from France 🙈
Honestly, ok here we gooo: I recently just quit ballet (im 16) like, 5 months ago and the reason for it is purely because I was and still am, self-conscious. I weigh 64kg and I love ballet so much but the thing is I hate the stares and I hate that whenever the instructor lightly comments on my weight that I should lose some and I know that too the problem is I’m still working on it. I suggest that for you, keep doing ballet because you will or might regret it in the future. I support your decision. I have been watching your videos ever since it started and I get so inspired to go to class everytime because of you. 💕💜
wearing a streched out neck tee, dropping food out your mouth while eating and crying all at the same time is what i call raw true content. i'll have a slice of that
I absolutely love the “Wednesday morning thought” section of the video. Never forget your roots of why you’re doing what your doing girl. Please continue being real and raw because that’s when you shine the most. 😊
The video "i hate my body" actually really helped me and convinced me that I'm not alone in this kind of thoughts. You're beautiful inside and out and you're also such a big inspiration❤ you do you girl so keep doing what you love💓
Luna, I admire you for being down to earth even if it's not the "prettiest" thing to show. I think alot of the girls (and maybe boys) that are watching can relate to your feelings and doubts. You are definetely an inspiration and one of a kind! I love your content
after watching only one of your videos this has made me so much happier. I'm almost 13 and I'm also a dancer, and I'm not that good because I started later than almost all the other girls. it's so hard because I'm also a lot bigger than everyone else, and they are all perfect, muscular, tiny little girls with great technique. I just wish I could be like everyone else. this video has shown me a new perspective on dance and made me hate myself a little less, I just want to say thank you💗you are a beautiful dancer and very intelligent. keep it up.
I love your mission statement and what you talk about on this channel so much. I know from experience how it feels to break down and get upset with your body and your image. But you helped me realize that I'm not alone; that there are many people who feel the same way. For that, I am really grateful. :-) I just restarted dance after a break because of stage fright (I think I commented on one of your other videos saying that already). Honestly, even at my last performance I was so scared of how the audience would look at me and if they would judge my body figure or not. In the end I realized that it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks, that I am my own person and that I started dance in the first place because it's my passion. I know I'm not good - yet - but I came to learn and I'm proud of myself and my body. Thank you so much, Luna. You've honestly done so much to help girls, dancers, and people in general around the world. And yes, you really do look good in space buns!!
This is my first time watching one of your videos, but literally everything you just said is so relatable- especially the living by yourself stuff. It's pretty much word for word as a theatre major.
I mean no offence by this, I'm a dancer too and if I'm having trouble with a variation and I keep messing up and overworking myself I've found that sitting down clearing my head listening to the music and seeing myself doing it and then doing it over 3 times and the critiquing myself helps a ton I know the anxiety can be lot but just breathe through it and remember that you can get through this.
I think you're one of the most beautiful humans I ever seen, not because of your looks ( of course you ARE really, really pretty) but you can put emotions into words sooo good! And I feel like thats not something a lot of people can do. Anyways love you all
I think the best people to look up to are those who are honest and relatable. It makes me feel like I can get through my body dysmorphia and learn to love who I am.
you’re so amazing and inspiring. i love your videos so much, hope you’re doing well. lots of love💛 also you’re so amazing at ballet, you look gorgeous! thank you for sharing your insecurities!!
thank you for putting yourself out there!! people like you inspire me to be confident and find happiness in the way i am and help me to try not to compare myself with others. thank you for this it needs to be said more often!💛
I get so in my head when I dance nowadays. My skills and technique are getting better, but I’m taking lots of very different classes and they’re very challenging and it’s hard not to be critical. It’s comforting to see that other dancers feel the same sometimes.
you're seriously so inspirational and such a genuine, beautiful human ♥️ hope you start feeling better soon, there's always a light at the end of the tunnel even if you can't see it
Luna, I love your channel SO much. You’re so genuine and down to earth it shows in your soul and in the way you carry yourself. You’re beautiful inside and out, the way that you show your “weaknesses” or the way that you actually talk about your struggles is actually inspiring and it makes you a “golden girl” with a good cause and purpose not just a “golden girl” with looks or a following.
I recently discovered your channel and I really love how you are a true role model for young girls out there! You give a true and real version of yourself, in a way where you acknowledge your flaws and "weaknesses". I'm glad you realize the worth of this in your mission for your channel, cause we all see those perfect golden girls everywhere and honestly I don't want to see more. Not because only because we automatically compare but because its honestly just BS. We're so not all perfect. It's great that you share your doubts about yourself to the extent that you do, cause it's something I feel we all go through but are never able to talk about. You go girl!
This shows that dancing is not just gracefully moving across the stage. It is blood, sweat, tears and hard work and can be hard to stay motivated sometimes.
that's an old video and you probably never gonna see this but my grandma always says that if you have a pimple really close to your lips like you do it means that you are really stressed. So I think that kinda makes sence because you were really stressed in this video and you went through a lot. Anyway I hope you are happy now and very relaxed!
Your channel is so amazing! I’ve been struggling with how I look in ballet class and I love my studio and I love ballet I just always think that I should be better and that I could look more like the other girls but having somebody who talks about it openly like you do is so inspirational because sometimes I just feel like I’m the only one who feels that way, so thank you for being so awesome, and keep doing what your doing!
I did ballet from the ages 4 to 16 and it got to the point where I became so so overwhelmed with it that I quit to deal with my depression and anxiety, watching this gives me so so much nostalgia of the feeling of dancing and I truly do think about that everyday and wish I would’ve continued! It’s great that your showing the struggles in the studio because it’s not all people think it’s cut out to be keep going though you got this 😀
Luna is the only RU-vid I’ve truly watched that actually wants and longs to make a difference and help ppl and be the older sister to everyone and I absolutely love that ♥️♥️
you are so strong. it is amazing that you are able to realize that things are wrong and quickly take action to do what is best for yourself. i’m you’re age and also a dancer and it took me a long time to be able to learn that. i want to pursue dance regardless of the fact that there are many odds against me. i understand how down it can make people feel.
I love the way you acknowledge depression. If anything, it made your feelings seem more authentic and I’m so grateful you posted this because I’ve been feeling the same way. But you’re so inspiring, and I love you just live life dude!
I love how your honest with yourself and us! I'm also doing ballet and it's HARD so I found your channel and now I feel better about dedication and confidence! Good luck with everything of the future!
You are so inspirational I love that you are so honest with your viewers. You don't try to hide from us. I am twelve and I struggle with my self-esteem and self-love you help me so much and I am not kidding when I say you are so inspirational.I am a ballet dancer.
I could sit here’s and write all day about how beautiful and talented and smart u r but in the end u need to believe in yourself your pushing yourself to get better and that’s great and as a dancer the mental game is a whole new level of hard looking at yourself in the mirror and judging,comparing yourself to others but if I had to bet my money on someone it would be u, ur going to make but you have to believe that too u probably won’t even see this but this is to everyone, love yourself never stop pushing to be better it’s going to be hard but you will make it!
If I wanted to see “perfect” Luna I’d look at her insta... But there are 100,000 people that are here on her RU-vid for a reason. We love how real you are
