learn ballet

i am 14 nearly 15 and really want to start learning ballet however i feel like i will be put in a class with lots of kids that will be better than me and i will stick out. i also dont know if i can learn it as i learn tae kwon do and i dont think the to go hand in hand.
hmmm what to do :S

I’ve always thought it’s a beautiful form of dance. So, I’m hoping I’ll get the time some time soon to take this up at YMCA. :)

While dancing around my room today, I realized that I still had remarkable flexibility despite my lack of exercise and stretching. This realization then lead to sadness… nay, a slight regret for not having yet fulfilled my life long dream of dancing ballet- pointe specifically. I know what most people are probably thinking as they read this, “a twenty year old premed with not even a days worth of formal dance training learn pointe?”(naturally followed by much laughter), but I am certain that it is possible, and that eventually I will be the proud owner and ballerina of these…

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i love this dance but i can’t do it and i decide to learn it

I started in January and I am in love with Ballet!! I want to keep on learning and improving.

starts this fall

Still haven’t got round to this bribing business… still don’t think she’ll teach me either 15 months on!

well, i searched online “learn ballet”, and found a good page (i think)from howtodothings.com with a step by step of the five basic positions, demi plié, and grand plié. what muscles to clench, etc. i wish it had pictures to go with it, but i’ll manage. i know it’s best to learn from a live instructor, but i haven’t the money or method of transport to do so. so i’ll have to make do with this.

i don’t really feel the need to become a professional dancer or anything like that, i just want to learn for the health benefits, to improve my grace and posture, and just because i want to, damnit!
now, the key is to do it and keep to it.

plus those teal en point ballet slippers i hope to win on ebay should be put to use…

I’ve been attending ballet lessons for about a month now.

I don’t think this goal will ever really be considered completed until i either become a teacher or someone tells me there is nothing left to learn.

I went to a relaxed local studio (one that didn’t require one of those scary, unforgiving leotards) and took my first lesson.

It was fantastic.

I was absolutely laughably horrendous, but it felt so good to be trying. Many of the students in my adult beginners class are people that took ballet as a child and are getting back now. They are not really beginners. They were very encouraging.

I can’t wait to go back!