Is It Still Possible For An 18 Year Old To Learn Ballet?

Well, in this case.. "You'll never know unless you try"

I'd advise you to go to adult ballet classes, and Just learn it, and enjoy it. There are no setbacks in that, right?

Forget about age for now and just try to focus on doing ballet and find out how far you can go with it. Good luck.

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You can certainly learn ballet at any age, but you can't make a career out of it at any age! Enjoy classes :)

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No, sorry!

The latest a girl can start ballet lessons is 12 and a boy 14 if they wish to pursue it as a career- and it would be a struggle even at this late age. To become a ballet dancer you would need to have the right body shape and build- excellent turn out, enough (but not too much flexibility) etc. The Royal Ballet and all other ballet schools make potential students have medicals even before they audition.

There are a lot of factors to take into account. One would also need to be able to afford to do it; lessons, exams, private coaching, competitions, travel, college, summer schools, uniform...

It would be impossible for you to be a ballerina (which is a title earned by the top female ballet danc in their league) now. However there is nothing stopping you from having ballet and dance lessons. I have danced for 23 years now, and have thoroughly enjoyed every moment. There are plenersty of adult ballet classes; the one near me is so popular it regularly sells out!

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Madame Ladyred, with all due respect to your knowledge of assumed what one's life is to be... exactly like everyone else syndrome... I beg to differ with your discouraging reply to the youg lady's question. Maybe or maybe not will she become one of NYC Ballet Prima's, but who is to tell her that she will suck at it? The finances involved with this performing art if minimal compared to the great satisfaction one gets learning how to chasse' across the studio's floor, or nailing a tour jete without losing your balance. It is not good in any area of entertainment to discourage a person's dream. I firmly believe in the saying that... "if you can dream it, then with GOD's guidence, you can achieve it!" I started Ballet/ Modern and Jazz dance my freshman year in college ( I was 15 years old), and continued to work hard up to now. I am also a male... not gay just in case that thought pinched your mind for a second... but I have dance with two major Ballet Companies, taught at many dance schools including a prestigious Arts Guild, have had my own dance company for years and have choreographed, staged and block many stage musicals including A CHORUS LINE, FIDDLER on the ROOF, GUYS and DOLLS, OKLAHOMA ( where ballet made it's debut in stage musicals via Agnes DeMille), and many more theatrical works. So you see Dame Ladyred, there are endless possibilities for this young lady to pursue by just entering her first dance class. However, when a person hears a despairing comment about something that made their heart flutter because of a dream, they are destined to take that comment as law over the 500 other positive ones told to her. You know why, because as long as we are here on this earth with a dark prince in faux- charge, the negative will always reign over any positive outlooks. That is why we must stand strong to build confidence, and not deflate it. Think on this, does it take any cultivation to make WEEDS grow in any garden... but in order to grow something GOOD to eat, one must take special care to do all the right things that will foster this desire. A human life can be an analogy to that when applied to our self esteem. All the trash dumped on us by others as we grew up will still partake a spot in our psychic unless it is replaced by positive renderings. Buy telling a person... especially one of youth like this young lady... that they should remind themselves of the word "can't", in situations where they had high hopes of "can do", is a psychological offense in my book. Reasons I can be so candid about this subject is that during my extended lifetime, I have had great and workable dreams and projects that were put on a back burner, then tossed for getting too burned by comments from friends and the such, just by my speaking of the idea. I have learned that this kind of reaction is sometimes... if not always retorted because the other person feels or see green raring its head. I kind of felt this vibe from the writer of the comment posted. I have taught doctor's, lawyers and dentist's wives for years ballet. They themselves have been taking the craft years before meeting me. Some are fantastic Ballerinas, but have one thing lacking. A real and burning desire to share their talent for others to enjoy, and most of all, a fear of performing. If you have been doing Ballet for 23 years, then you must know the exhilerating and awesome feeling of performing with a company or as a dancer on stage. So why take that potential joy from am 18 year old who may need something to focus on at this time in her life... My saying is..." ONE'S OUTLOOK ON LIFE CAN BE GREAT... BUT ONLY IF THEY SEE IT THAT WAY " (c) Byl Butler 2007

p.s. my suggestion to the 18 year old is to dismiss this negative comment from Ladyred, with no malice or insult in play. Just hear the Little Red Engine speaking in all that you do... but instead of "I think I can"... say... with GOD's Help [if anyone be offended by my conviction to the Heavenly FATHER, then I do not apologize, but respect your belief to be your own]... with GOD's help, "I know I can". Thanks for the opportunity in this discussion and,

peace bylbutler Byl [Bill] Butler I hardly visit this site, so if there is any need to
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me at butler04@gmail.com

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Madame Ladyred, with all due respect to your knowledge of assumed what one's life is to be... exactly like everyone else syndrome... I beg to differ with your discouraging reply to the youg lady's question.  Maybe or maybe not will she become one of NYC Ballet Prima's, but who is to tell her that she will suck at it?  The finances involved with this performing art if minimal compared to the great satisfaction one gets learning how to chasse' across the studio's floor, or nailing a tour jete without losing your balance.  It is not good in any area of entertainment to discourage a person's dream.  I firmly believe in the saying that... "if you can dream it, then with GOD's guidence, you can achieve it!"  I started Ballet/ Modern and Jazz dance my freshman year in college ( I was 15 years old), and continued to work hard up to now.  I am also a male... not gay just in case that thought pinched your mind for a second... but I have dance with two major Ballet Companies, taught at many dance schools including a prestigious Arts Guild, have had my own dance company for years and have choreographed, staged and block many stage musicals including A CHORUS LINE, FIDDLER on the ROOF, GUYS and DOLLS, OKLAHOMA ( where ballet made it's debut in stage musicals via Agnes DeMille), and many more theatrical works.  So you see Dame Ladyred, there are endless possibilities for this young lady to pursue by just  entering her first dance class.  However, when a person hears a despairing comment about something that made their heart flutter because of a dream, they are destined to take that comment as law over the 500 other positive ones told to her.  You know why, because as long as we are here on this earth with a dark prince in faux- charge, the negative will always reign over any positive outlooks.  That is why we must stand strong to build confidence, and not deflate it.  Think on this, does it take any cultivation to make WEEDS grow in any garden... but in order to grow something GOOD to eat, one must take special care to do all the right things that will foster this desire.  A human life can be an analogy to that when applied to our self esteem.  All the trash dumped on us by others as we grew up will still partake a spot in our psychic unless it is replaced by positive renderings.  Buy telling a person... especially one of youth like this young lady... that they should remind themselves of the word "can't", in situations where they had high hopes of "can do", is a psychological offense in my book.  Reasons I can be so candid about this subject is that during my extended lifetime, I have had great and workable dreams and projects that were put on a back burner, then tossed for getting too burned by comments from friends and the such, just by my speaking of the idea.  I have learned that this kind of reaction is sometimes... if not always retorted because the other person feels or see green raring its head.  I kind of felt this vibe from the writer of the comment posted.  I have taught doctor's, lawyers and dentist's wives for years ballet.  They themselves have been taking the craft years before meeting me.  Some are fantastic Ballerinas, but have one thing lacking.  A real and burning desire to share their talent for others to enjoy, and most of all, a fear of performing. If you have been doing Ballet for 23 years, then you must know the exhilerating and awesome feeling of performing with a company or as a dancer on stage.   So why take that potential joy from am 18 year old who may need something to focus on at this time in her life...  My saying is..." ONE'S   OUTLOOK  ON  LIFE  CAN  BE  GREAT... BUT   ONLY  IF  THEY  SEE  IT  THAT   WAY "  (c)  Byl Butler  2007

p.s.  my suggestion to the 18 year old is to dismiss this negative comment from Ladyred, with no malice or insult in play.  Just hear the Little Red Engine speaking in all that you do... but instead of "I think I can"... say... with   GOD's Help  [if anyone be offended by my conviction to the Heavenly FATHER, then I do not apologize, but respect your belief to be your own]... with GOD's help, "I know I can".       Thanks for the opportunity in this discussion   and,

peace      bylbutler              Byl [Bill]  Butler       I hardly visit this site, so if there is any need to              
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                                                                                             this conversation  please  contact 
                                                                                                     me at    butler04@gmail.com

Anything is possible to achieve if one wants it badly enough. With hard work and dedication there isn't anything you can't achieve. Believing you can is half the battle.

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