Hi I'm 15 i want to be a ballerina im kinda fat and dont want to be laughed at when i ask for lessons, help?

Question

The problem is that I'm somewhat overweight and if I walk into that dance studio and say that I want to do ballet, they're going to wet their pants because you have to be amazingly fit and graceful to be a ballerina...also I learned that you can only really start when you're young. I need help from a dancer, someone who can tell me if this is really a good idea...I want to do it so bad, but i think i'm too fat and somehow too old to do it. I regret stopping taking it. Advice please??

Right, so everyone's answers have been great so far. Thank you for being soooo supportive about everything, you guys are right, I'm gonna go for it.

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And to the jckss who told me to go to jenny craig, what in the heck are you doing on yahoo answers if you're going to be a pmsy loser? These people proved to me that I can do WHATEVER the hell I want, send your mother to Jenny Craig.

Answer 1

Stand up for what you believe in. Big women can be just as beautiful as small women if they show courage. If your weight is an issue to you personally, then work on it. Tell them you had previous experience and want to join as a refresher. If going in embarasses you then call on the phone. Find out if there are other heavy girls in the class if you need a role model, or else look at it as if you are going to be the role model for a heavy girl like yourself who is too shy to join.

Answer 2

Hey! Well I started ballet at 11, almost 12. I was afraid to be the oldest one there, but in surprise i wasnt. there was a 15 year old, a 14 year old 13, and so on. but there were also some eight, nine and ten year olds. so u might be the oldest or about the right age. for you weight, now i dont know what u actually weigh, but i think its not as bad as your trying to make it sound. ive felt fat my whole life, and even cried over it. In truth now im not fat. I weigh about 110, im 5'3 1/2 and 13 years old. In the mirror though i see someone fat, maybe because I was chubby when I was little. In a way u will be lucky if ur in a class with kids, beecause they never carred what i looked like. i have a little bit of acne and again i felt fat. when i danced though i blew everyone in my class away. No one ever made fun of me. And if u think kids ur age will, they are either going through the same thing or maybe on a higher level then you so you have time to lose that weight. trust me, ballet is the ultimate workout. good luck!!!!

Answer 3

Oh My God!!!!!! Their are so many questions like this on Yahoo Answers!!! I say he same thing every time, I'm not going to say that you are not fat,as you haven't given me you're weight. I started ballet at 12, and my best friend at 14, and she was sort of over weight too. Starting older doesn't make much difference, the main reason that people think that dancers should start young is so that it will become part of their weekly routine, at your first class there will most likely be lots of dancers that have done it since they were young, these may put you of at first because they may be more flexible or graceful than you, hard work and practice will make you just as good, if not better than the rest. I hope you go and become a brilliant dancer and show the world you don't have to start at 3 and be anorexic to be a ballet dancer. =)

Answer 4

I'm 23 and I start ballet this fall, it's true that I have had 8 years of ballet when I was younger but I quit when I was 11, so I haven't done ballet in a long time. As for the weight issue, I wear a size 14 and I'm also a little nervous about what my fellow classmates might think but overall I'm really excited about ballet and it's a good form of excersize. Don't let nervousness stop you, nobody will laugh, you should go for it, I promise you'll have fun.

Answer 5

I would interview studios in the area. Get to know something about the person who will be teaching you. If you are confortable with the instructor, you will more likely be successful. Ballet if also a great way to become more confident about yourself and will help you find muscles in places you never knew there could be a muscle. (They will ache to let you know they are there.)

Anyway, it is an awesome activity, but make sure you will be taking with someone you like. (Why pay the wrong person?)

Also, remember that this is most likely for fun. Some of the best dancers in the world cannot make a living at it. At 15 you should have several back-up careers in mind.

Answer 6

Find a dance studio in your area that offers adult classes. Call them and see if you can join the adult beginner's class. Sometimes the dress code is even less strict for those classes, so you can get away with more loose-fitting clothing. Plus, in an adult beginner's class you'll probably be surrounded by women who don't have teenage bodies -- they're comfortable in their skin and are taking ballet to enjoy themselves, or maybe even get fit. I wouldn't worry about 'fitting in" with them...they'll think you're great.
A big plus with ballet -- you do NOT have to be "amazingly thin." Some of the thin girls can really really hurt themselves because they're just delicate and lack muscle tone. Some of the most gorgeous ballet dancers are shockingly...normal.

Answer 7

I taught dance for 17 years. I believe most studios offer a class in ballet for your age group as a beginner.

Although your weight may cause some difficulty in the beginning; don't give up. The disciplines of dance, especially ballet, will help condition your body, improve your posture, and boost your self-esteem.

Do not be afraid of "looking different". Prima Donnas of dance do start at a younger age. I don't think you sound like you're looking for a spotlight in some dance troupe. I think you have a dream and want to follow it. GO FOR IT!!! If one studio doesn't offer what you need...find another. If you have limited resources, look for videos to buy to learn those disciplines at home.

Answer 8

Who cares what other pple think im sure your beautiful the way u are and u shouldnt get overworked about it because pple are just mean and w.e pple say will come back ten fold, i say if its something u want to do DO IT wieght can be lossed and gracifulness can be gained if u want to do it go for it and ur not too old theres many pple who dont start till like late twenties
and i wasnt rlly young when i started just go for it because regardless of what pple say u kno whats right deep down and they probably have insicurities about themselves Pursue Your Dream And Dont Give Up, and i will see u on the same stage as the rockettes someday,
dancecrazed

Answer 9

Go for it. If you go into a studio and want to dance, and someone laughs at you, honey, that person isn't worth talking to. If its the instructor, then choose another school. Truth is, if an instructor laughed at first-time students, then they wouldn't have much of a school.
Give it your best shot. If you don't like it, honestly, DO NOT QUIT. If this is something you want to do, then, yes, do it. There will be people who laugh (somewhere, sometime) - IGNORE THEM. they are not worth your breath talking to them.
There will be times you want to give up because it's hard. DO NOT QUIT. Everything in life is hard at times. Everything in life worth doing is usually hard more often. It is worth it. Hey, it took God 7 days to make the earth and He's God. (If you believe in evolution, it took longer)
Do not ever give up a dream because you are a little over weight. Boy, Winston Churchill woulda gotten nowhere!
Ballet is something that takes a long time to learn. Do not worry. If you are over weight, and you keep at ballet, I promise, you will lose it. BUT YOU WILL HAVE TO WORK. But laughter, don't let that stop you. Let that be the reason you work harder at it.
Some people will laugh. Not your instructor. And if your instructor is worth a sheep's intestine, then he/she won't take laughter from anyone in the class either.
The only person who can stop you from it is yourself.

Answer 10

I understand your concern and your dreams! I think you should go for it. And I HIGHLY doubt that they will laugh at you, and if they do, you should leave and go to another studio.

Yes a good dancer is someone who can move well, but a GREAT dancer is someone who loves to dance and shows it. You should want to dance for you and not for anyone else.

I started dancing when I was 18 so it's definitely not too late for you.