I d like to know more about dancers after they pass 40 and want to to continue to perform in a professional level. How do you think age improves the quality of movement cosidering the body gets tired is not as strong etc as when one is 20.
2006-06-18 12:05:13 · 6 answers · asked by amae 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Dancing
Danny Nagrin has a book "How to Dance Forever". And has a tag like "surviving against the odds." Check it out.
In general, one can certainly perform and dance after 40, though I'd say that is including a career already. Starting at 40 -- I don't know, it'd be possible to create a solo career I suppose, bringing a wealth of life's experience to the stage. More along the lines of "performance art" I'd be thinking.
2006-06-19 14:48:55 · answer #1 · answered by wrathofkublakhan 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Dancers after 40. My teacher is about in his late 40's and he is suffering from arthritis. Even he likes to dance and teach his body is limiting him. I think they have the knowledge and wisdom but not the strenght a 20 year old dancer has. Specially the younger you are the more you want to learn and stretch yourself to the limits. It does not improve the quality of the movement anymore. He used to dance around the world and now is an administrator of the philippines biggest ballet school. His ideas are good by he needs someone to demonstrate the step for him when we are practicing. So, I think it's not the age that tells the quality of a dancer (it is within his body).
2006-06-19 06:17:13 · answer #2 · answered by Kath 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I know some professional dancers on the Ballroom circuit and on Broadway who are over 40. I definitely think that age helps with technique, but technique can only bring you so far if you don't have the stamina. I also think that with age you learn how to pace yourself.
I definitely think its possible to be a great dancer at any age. Just as long as you enjoy what you're doing.
2006-06-18 20:27:27 · answer #3 · answered by ballerina_kim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
being an "older" dancer in L.A. I can say that there's definatly a place for older dancers here, only if you are a trained dancer. You're known by you're history here. Not a good idea to start from scratch. Sorry, a truth here. Can't tell you about the rest of it.
2006-06-19 07:45:50 · answer #4 · answered by liftboy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't plan on a career that long in dance....usually about 10 years is tops. Ballroom is a very different animal. But by Pro, you must included teaching, and teaching can go on to any age.
2006-06-18 22:41:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont do it any longer at that age you wont get better and if you still strongly care about it then open a studio where you can always still keep dancing without getting better but paying it forward
2006-06-19 00:24:29 · answer #6 · answered by Bailey W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋