i have tried a lot of things... art classes, soccer, taekwando, horseback-riding, and a lot of other stuff in my past. im not much of an athlete but do you think 14 years old is too old to start going to a ballet class? i really want to do something other than staying at my house all day. but when i did soccer i was the only one on my freshman team who hasnt played before and i was really bad compared to the others because they have been playing ever since they were little. so do you think im too old to start something like this? thanks!
2006-08-15 16:30:24 · 19 answers · asked by kitty 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Dancing
nope u can start when eva u want katie- YES i no ur name, i no everythign about u, u red head who goes to school wit some1 named kelly... DUN DUN DUN! hahahha
2006-08-17 07:04:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, you're not too old. I'm 26 and I first took ballet when I was 25 in college. If you want to make it a profession then it's too old but just for fun it would be fine and I bet that you'll have fun doing it. I did! I'm also taking clogging, Irish and Spanish dance and social dance so those might be an option too. Just have fun and do what you like!
2006-08-15 16:44:26 · answer #2 · answered by Dally J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm 13 and ballet is my thing! I love it. Please do it. Not only is it a good exercise. But it's also teaches you good self disipline. It feels so great to dance if front of 100s of people. You feel like a star. You not to old actually dance magizine says that ages 12-15 is about the right age to start dance classes so you are just fine. You go girl! :D
2006-08-17 10:58:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No there was a girl that i read and she wanted to do ballet just like you and she was 15 and the other girl was 17 so you are not too late. If you are too embarrased to go then buy a video to practice at home. From ebay or amazon
2006-08-15 23:58:51 · answer #4 · answered by ....[ D ] [ I ] [ V ] [ A ]... 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, actually it's not too old... it's pushing it, if you wanted to pursue a career in ballet, of course, but I recently watched a biography of a professional ballet dancer who started studying ballet at that age, so it's not entirely impossible! If you only wanted to do if for fun, recreation and fitness, then there's no age barrier, really... as long as you're capable of doing the various exercises!
2006-08-15 16:36:20 · answer #5 · answered by Lainey 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OH certainly not!! Sure, there are those primaballerinas who have been dancing since they could walk, but you won't be in the same classes with them! I dance at the university level and I can't tell you how many young men and women enroll in a dance class--just on a whim--and not only enjoy it immensely but find that they are quite good at it naturally. If you find it boring or too strict try another type of dance, theres modern, tap jazz...get out there and MOVE, honey! Don't forget to bring a friend, too:)
2006-08-15 16:35:45 · answer #6 · answered by phattissimo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no not at all. i started ballet when i was 12 and love it, some of the girls in the classes I've been in have been a lot older and they did just fine. don't get discouraged if there are others that are better at ballet than you, the important thing is to have fun
2006-08-16 07:06:49 · answer #7 · answered by natalya_xo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's difficult to start this at age 10 when many start at age six... 14 is really "up there" if you have ideas about becoming a "prima." I want to emphasize though, that IFF* you have the "body type," and you're the "diehard type" that doesn't mind putting yourself through a gruelling schedule and the kind of discipline one seldom finds in today's youth, then yes, you've got a shot at success... worse case senario is that you will learn bodily grace and control that few in this life ever attain... and your future husband will love you for it! (Don't ask why!)
*if and only if
2006-08-15 16:47:55 · answer #8 · answered by cherodman4u 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what 's your name
2006-08-15 16:41:48 · answer #9 · answered by hoanglong_3_11 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never to old to learn ballet. To star in a major production? Yeah, way too old for that, but if your goal is really internal then enjoy yourself.
Xan Shui,
Philosophical Philanthropist, Honest Man
2006-08-15 16:34:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are never to old to learn to dance...if, and only if, you set your mind to it. If you choose to do it you will feel like a total idiot after your first class. It takes time to understand the terms, let alone perform them. Start out with a class where you are not the only beginner. Never act like you know somethig if you don't. That will only get you into more trouble. Dance takes patience, it will not come overnight. WHATEVER YOU DO...DON'T GIVE UP!!!!!!
2006-08-16 07:09:16 · answer #11 · answered by L.E Rae 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋