Long time lurker, finally registered for an account. Wondering if anyone has any experiences of being allowed to join in grade classes, rather than specifically adult ballet classes? I've been been dancing for about 2 1/2 years, now in my early 20s. I did technically dance as a child but feel like I've only really begun learning proper technique since I took it up again as an adult. Currently I'm taking 4 classes a week but think one of them is likely to be cancelled after Easter. One class I'm taking at the moment is an adult syllabus class with the aim of ultimately taking grade 5, which is really exciting. I also have a class at another school which isn't quite as 'dancy' if that makes any sense, there's more emphasis on barre work and repetition but I'm finding that really useful for building strength and proper technique. When I first asked to join this class through their website, they asked me if I would like to also attend their advanced syllabus class for teenagers which would be far, far beyond me, so I politely declined and just joined the adult class. Since I'm now working towards a syllabus exam though, I'm wondering about joining the grade 5 class at this school. It's on a night I can do, and if I end up losing the fourth class I really would like to find a replacement. and it would be great to have another grade 5 class. I'm usually the youngest in adult classes by quite a bit so would be quite happy to take class with a bunch of teenagers, the age difference wouldn't really bother me. I'm more worried the dance school might be happy to put me in with the older teenagers in the advanced class but less happy about putting me into a grade 5 class. Does anyone have any experience of doing this? Are dance teachers generally happy to put adults in with their teenagers?