ballet dancers out there!!?

Question

1)im 13 tis yr,curently doing intermediate sylabus in ballet.i hv nt done grd6,7,8 but have ald completed my intermediate foundation.my sis is 17 n is curently doin advance2 work.she completed her grd8 when she was 15.my teacher says tt grd6,7,8 are skipable grds hence the reason we r nt doing grd6,7,8.yet,my sis says tt it'll b gd if i had the grd6,7,8 certs bfore proceding on.wat r the pros and cons of skipping grd6,7,8??


2)flexibility.i stretch every night but im still nt flexible.i was juz wonderin if it could b bcos of my bone structure.howeva,my sister is very flexible,she goes down into her splits without even using her hands to hold onto the flr and her grand jetes look terrific.on the other hand,my grand jetes look totally horrible.

thx for the answers in advance!

Answer 1

i have no idea about the grades but maybe u should do like grade 7 or 8.about flexibility some people just born with it but if u stretch a lot and exercise and do yoga and practice your splits u will get more flexible and dont compared yourself to your sister later if u practice a lot you might be better than her as long as u work hard it doesnt matter if she is better but although it is a pretty good idea to work toward her level