Have any of you dancers been pressured by your teachers to lose weight? Lots of girls, including myself, have eating disorders at my studio in my competition line, because the thinnest girls are always front row center...but they're very hypocritical because once they notice you've lost weight, they talk to you about it and tell you that you need to be careful etc...sound like a lose : lose situation to you?
2007-08-01 10:25:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Dancing
You should talk to your dance teachers and parents about how you feel. Make sure you do not have a disorder, and if you do, see a doctor. Dancing is fun and maybe sometimes competitive, but an eating disorder hurts you and you dont need that. Remember to say exactly how you feel when you talk and don't be afraid, thats what parents and teachers are for. Good luck, have fun, and keep dancing!
2007-08-01 11:29:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Never in my entire life have I been told to lose weight nor have I been pressured to by anyone, let alone my dance teachers. On my competitive dance team, Tonya (the coach) pulls you aside and out of the next competition if she thinks your that unhealthy. We saw this one team that the little girl in front had her ribs sticking out a good inch from her stomach. Yeah, she was a great dancer as were the rest of the girls, but that distracted me along with the dancers and people around me and we didn't watch it. We were disgusted by it. If you're studio encourages that you should probably leave. Nothing is worth losing your health.
2007-08-01 16:08:05 · answer #2 · answered by Molly Moo 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, I know that dancers always feel under pressure to be thinner. I'm under impression that much of this pressure is self-inflicted, not from the teachers. What the students hear in not exactly what teacher said. If the teacher might have said "You should be light and strong" what people hear is "You're hopelessly fat". It really helps to have a healthy attitude rather than being extremely self-conscious. One of my teachers allows herself rather mean comments regarding people's appearance, and it is interesting to see how different people take it differently. Some don't even notice, laugh it off and don't remember her comments at all, as if she wasn't referring to these people, some stop paying attention in the lesson and make more mistakes because all they can think about is how fat they are and then complain about how miserable and fat they are for entire month. Some notice and go like "whatever" as long as she's teaching good technique. What helped me to avoid eating disorders when i was younger is deciding what's realistic and whether it's good enough. Unlrealistic: me being super thin. Ain't gonna happen unless I'm willing to hurt myself. Realistic: me being reasonably thin. Is it good enough? Honestly, it is great. It seems like too many people are striving to be someone else (presumably, someone who happens to be extremely thin due to genetics) while not appreciating who they are.
2007-08-01 13:47:28 · answer #3 · answered by Snowflake 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it does. That's something that typically happens at dance studios. Girls always want to be the thinnest ones. You've just got to know that you're perfect the way you are. As long as you love to dance, then you're weight is fine.
2007-08-01 12:34:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
its a situation that is problematic thru the dance world. unfortunate but it won't change. talking to your teachers won't help. if you're not going to be a professional, then you should plan on moving on.
2007-08-01 12:48:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋