Moomintroll

8 minutes ago, Kate_N said:

Moomin, you'll be FINE! Find a studio that can cope with a late starter, and join in. Remember, everyone's so busy working on their own stuff, that no-one will notice you (although I don't know whether that's the case with teens sometimes!). You'll probably be put in a class with 11 or 12 year olds to start with, but if you've already got a pretty good sense of movement, from playing sport, you'll catch up quickly.

 

It's a wonderful art, and a lifelong pursuit of perfection. 

I really do hope so and thank you for the encouragement ☆

30 minutes ago, ArucariaBallerina said:

Get in that ballet class now! it is such a great thing to do, and as you don't want to go pro you have many options! Dance because you love it! Also, it is possible to enter local dance festivals with a ballet solo, or any type of solo/group, until you're 18, which you can win trophies or medals for. 

Thank You! (´･ω･`)

1 hour ago, Jan McNulty said:

Hello Moomintroll and welcome to the Forum!

 

Good luck with your quest for a class.  As mph mentioned (and although you are not that age yet) we have quite a few adult members who post about the experiences of starting or restarting ballet at an older age.

Thanks(*^ω^*)

19 minutes ago, LinMM said:

You should have no problem learning/starting ballet at 15 and even eventually going on pointe.

 

its usually recommended 2-3 yrs of dancing before going on pointe though ....obviously dependent on level of general fitness.....and exactly how much dance you eventually commit to each week.

At 15 you may still have a little bit of growth to still do so don't be in too,much of a hurry with the pointe shoes!! 

 

Im not so sure about competitions though.

There are lots of opportunities to perform as an older dancer ....eg: quite a few amateur ballet companies around....and if you wanted to could still go,through the exam system and pass exams such as Intermediate and Advanced one and two etc

but competitions with older dancers are rarer .....as the time it would take to get to a reasonable standard may mean you could be the oldest one there by far!!.........I may be wrong but most people over 16 don't seem to go in for ballet completions that much but if you didn't mind this at all then I'm sure you could do this as well. There are other types of Dance competitions  though which may apply more to older pupils just not so sure about ballet.

Good luck with it all.

I finished growing at about 11(I'm only 161cm tall) so that shouldn't be a problem(＞人＜;)

and competitions aren't necessary, the only reason I ask is because my sister does gymnastics and my brother football and both have rooms full of trophies-even though they're younger than me. All my achievements are academic, I'd just like to do something different and be good at it too. 

Thanks for your reply!(*^ω^*)

12 minutes ago, Viv said:

Have fun and good luck!

 I've actually spent the last 3 years or so trying to work up the courage to start ballet, also I think I would start with a few private lessons just so I have an idea of what's happening and then move on to group lessons.

Thank you!(*^ω^*)

3 minutes ago, mph said:

If you  look at the forum and read the  posts / threads of other late beginners  you will see what is open to you ...

Thank you so much for your advice! And to be honest, I'm not sure what I meant by keep up  I hope to have private lessons (as long as I can convince my mum) which will hopefully mean that I won't have to look around too much, but if not I've found a few local dance schools which have 13-17 beginner classes, so that should be okay. 

Thanks again! ( ^ω^ )

Hello! 

I am 15 and I would like to start doing ballet, however I am quite overweight (which I am currently fixing) and as a result of sports I also have some (quite bulky) muscle, I'm also quite short, so no ballet body unforunately. 

I have had some experience with ballet, I danced until the age of 7 but then quit (as quite of lot of people do) 

Despite this I would love to eventually be able to go en pointe and maybe even take part in competitions, I don't want to be professional. 

So my main questions are, will I be able to keep up? Will I ever be able to compete? And does anyone have any advice?

Many Thanks!(^-^)