When you remember how short a dance career is :( 💔

[@Strawberry_ediz]

it always brings me down when im in the middle of a lesson having a good time and then i remember i wont be able to do ballet for the rest of my life edit: for anyone whos going to say "You can do ballet when your older!" Ik but like I LIKE BEING THE STUDENT

[@CorinneBikos]

Same

[@nairodriguez5672]

Maybe in a company you cant buuut!! in my adult ballet class are some vet pro ballerinas lol who are 60/ 70 and they dance so good!! And the rest of the class enjoys listening to them talk about when they were giselle and odette...etc. so dont worry about that! :) keep dancing

[@taylorswanson8022]

I had a woman in one of my classes who was 91. She danced until a week before she passed this last spring. Dance doesn't have to have an expiration date!

[@Asher_luves]

But you can! I do dance and my sister wants to become a ballet teacher! She does it becuase she likes being bossy lol but she also does it because she likes to do ballet.

[@acklesis]

This is the mindset I had and I quit after 13 years of dancing, I still regret it. There are careers for dancers out there. I wish I had stuck to it and pursued it. You definitely should

[@AnnabethLaufeyson]

I'm 22, this year and I'll be starting professionally ballet. In one city of my country, there's a ballet school where anyone in any age dance professionally

[@andradachin5551]

Omg where??

[@AnnabethLaufeyson]

@andradachin5551 Poland

[@SharadDixit27]

@@AnnabethLaufeyson and it will be over in 10 years

[@AnnabethLaufeyson]

@@SharadDixit27 actually, it depends. I met a former ballet master, and he said he started when he was 26, and retired at 67.

[@cyberneticangel00]

​@@AnnabethLaufeyson wait in what city in poland???

[@AriLabe-ol4jv]

i liked like ONE ballet short because i like the artwork and i think it’s beautiful and not KZbin thinks i’m a ballerina 😭

[@deanscurse]

BRO YESS now I'm jealous and want to do ballet😭

[@Virgil-the-rat]

KZbin thinks that musical theatre and ballet are the same thing 😭😭😭like I'm a theatre kid, I only did ballet for like a month when I was 6😭😭😭

[@Katie_skibidi]

THIS HAPPENS TO ME WAY TOO OFTEN

[@Nicky_sousa27]

dude i’ve seemed out a billion and they never come on my fyp

[@Wahlina.makespresents]

@deanscurse you can, definetly go to a nonprofit ballet studio. im a professional dancer in a nonprofit ballet company, nonprofits will pay for everything you need

[@MichaelaWard-t2m]

*So you're telling me I can't become a professional ballerina at 30? Guess it's time to stick to*

[@klara6977]

No, no, you must keep going! Things change now adult ballet is spreading pretty fast, so many things are changing. A lot of dancers spend about 15/20 years more less during their childhood/teenhold and then became professional dancers. But in your case that you start late it's a bit different. However don't surrender if you truly desire to become a professional dancer and this is God's will nobody will stop you even the age, or job standards. It's time to break it. God bless you and bless your dreams and may he could helps you to understand and to improve with love and kindness to yourself ❤

[@klara6977]

Ps i started at 19 so keep going we will do it ❤

[@ambercraighead3904]

I started doing ballet 14 months ago now and I'm 39. You're never too old to start!

[@quizillafreak]

You're actually in a better position for dancing longevity. A late starter has had way less wear and tear on ligaments etc. Starting young is an advantage in skill and learning but not for bodily development. We can argue all we want about whether it's good for young girls to dance on pointe, but the studies do definitely show damage in the long term. Starting when all your bones and ligaments are set will make it harder to condition the body to where it needs to be, but once you get it there, you will be a 'healthier' dancer than someone that started young. And yes I will die on this hill for the people that want to argue lol

[@angelica.86]

I'm 38 and currently taking classes with my city recreational center taking adult ballet. I'm the youngest by 20yrs. I love my class and my teacher is 94yo!!!!!

[@Tejbegríz1]

I'm a hungarian folk dancer student and its the same in folk dance. We get to the professional level at 19-21 years old the the average retiring age is 29-31 so we get to be profs for 10-12 years (we usually start dancing at 2-7 years old) yes, then we can be teachers but its just not gonna be the same!😢❤

[@er3275]

Actually, why can't you do it here? I don't think there's age limit in being folk dancer in my country.

[@Tejbegríz1]

​@@er3275Wdym? I live in Hungary. We can only learn folk dance in "folk dance" schools (idk how to translate it😂) and we have to do 8-12 grades in dance school before we can be profs! and the grades only start when u are 6 years old! So yes 18 in the dance school, but usually a dance school and a folk dance group are together. and when u finnish the dance school the u can be profs in the dance group! but while u are in the dance school u are in the dance group too!😂 Ik its a bit complicated but yh! If u have any questions u just ask❤

[@Tejbegríz1]

but rlly sr i don't understud ur question!

[@er3275]

@@Tejbegríz1 oh dw it's ok 😭 I guess my question didn't make much sense, I was just confused why is retiring age 29-31? Why can't you dance longer than that? And only be a teacher not a dancer?

[@er3275]

@Tejbegríz1 so you become pro at 18? :oo what does it depend on if you need to do 8 or 13 grades?

[@ahsdiahsdasdiasidj]

FR my parents will never allow me to become a ballerina but im actually pretty good at it and will be doing YAGP next year

[@dorischen6385]

Gl!❤

[@tesselllation]

Just perceive these lyrics as " it feels so scaey , get it all "

[@samanthasookchan418]

the lyrics are “it feels so scary getting old”. it’s called ribs by lorde

[@urfavlayne796]

4 years left…🥺

[@PodChklilpp339]

"They retire young, ballerinas..."

[@nevetv]

my dream job would be one of the ballet dancers on phantom of the opera 😭

[@Lolllllllll-hehe]

Same but figure skating 😢

[@AnnaBrown99]

I don't see a point in making performance art or athlete as my main source of income when I will not be the best in that industry. You start learning at a very young age and start earning money at the same age as everyone, but you need to stop your career in your 30s

[@MySweetT1]

Could you do higher education at a slower pace while being professional with something like sport science or physical therapy where your experience would be a plus? And if you got an injury that would end your career, you would already be part of the way thru your education...

[@Wahlina.makespresents]

this depends on what country you live in or ballet school you go to . in my city a professional ballerina is still dancing at 42

[@DiscoJanet1]

Please listen to ttpd

[@mintysballroom]

Pssst Become a ballroom dancer

[@Vic00915]

This isn't abt ballroom.

[@EssentialBlue]

​@Vic00915 I believe the suggestion is to dance ballroom instead or after dancing as a ballerina. It is a bit out there but if you already like dancing with a partner, why not?

[@Wahlina.makespresents]

this depends on what country you live in or ballet school you go to . in my city a professional ballerina is still dancing at 42 suzelle poole still does ballet at 85 even tho most retire at 30 or 40, and marianela ñunez is 42 still doiing ballet, svetlana is 45

[@mackenzie47422]

Why

[@BellaSmith-c6o]

One ballerinas get older, their careers usually decline as their bodies get weaker. There are a few unique cases however.

[@mackenzie47422]

@BellaSmith-c6o thank you

[@ahstiasummers5583]

Age related body changes and long term damage of physical activity. Not to mention mental health as some ballet teachers are quite cruel to students

[@catrice1296]

Honestly even if they have great muscle tone and is strong and stuff but the problem is moreso with the joints. The human body isnt meant to have such odd positioning for extended periods of time leading to injury and breakdown of the joints muscles and tendons in the foot of a ballerina. Its basically the same thing as with those sports ppl.

[@BellaSmith-c6o]

@ that is a perfect description!!! 10/10 ⭐

[@emmy_louu]

well then you can become a teacher

[@SharadDixit27]

It’s true it goes so fast that it doesn’t hit you when it’s coming like yeah I used to play I was a cellist right I’m still a cellist and you a musical career last longer than a dancing career but it comes and goes so quickly that you know I was playing with Companies in New York City and Detroit and then next thing at all I was homeless I don’t wanna talk about it but I’m talking about it I’ll show you a photo where I live yeah I live in a high rise here in downtown Detroit but David Lee Roth of Van Halen and I knew you know Eddie Van Halen is dead but “ here today going tomorrow” No David Lee Roth said it the best “here today gone today” In the blink of an eye you could be a nobody I think you’re dancing is great but that career is very short-lived and you know it is Musical careers’s last much longer I’ll show you my cello it’s worth $100,000 I have three of them I’m not bragging I’m just telling you facts

[@NoThankUBeQuiet]

Because you get broken down so young. Unethical

[@SharadDixit27]

It’s true it goes so fast that it doesn’t hit you when it’s coming like yeah I used to play I was a cellist right I’m still a cellist and you a musical career last longer than a dancing career but it comes and goes so quickly that you know I was playing with Companies in New York City and Detroit and then next thing at all I was homeless I don’t wanna talk about it but I’m talking about it I’ll show you a photo where I live yeah I live in a high rise here in downtown Detroit but David Lee Roth of Van Halen and I knew you know Eddie Van Halen is dead but “ here today going tomorrow” No David Lee Roth said it the best “here today gone today” In the blink of an eye you could be a nobody I think you’re dancing is great but that career is very short-lived and you know it is Musical careers’s last much longer I’ll show you my cello it’s worth $100,000 I have three of them I’m not bragging I’m just telling you facts