To me, everything about ballet class is work. Whether it's a simple demi plie or a grande jete every move requires it's own set of skills and has the ability to better us as dancers. Sometimes, on things I think I know how to do, I find myself not concentrating on getting the most out of the exercise; so for me part of work in ballet class is staying aware of all that goes into a movement so I can get the most out of it. Work in ballet also means multi-tasking and being aware of everything that's going on around us. Am I working my turn-out? Am I too close to the other dancers? Am I staying with the music or rushing this? We have to constantly be asking these questions as well as others and making the corrections that logically follow. Another part of work in ballet class for me, is focusing on my own improvement and not the other dancers. At times it can be tempting to look at someone else for the next move or compare myself to them, this means I have to work in challenging myself to remember the exercise and focus solely on my own body and what it's doing. To sum it all up, work in ballet class is expecting nothing than the very best from yourself and constantly working towards perfection and it's a product for our desire to dance. Work in ballet class shouldn't be and isn't work to us, but rather a way to reach our dreams and do what we love.