As you may know, I started my dance training much later than most. I took my first ever ballet lesson just before I turned 15. I danced a few times a week at local schools, and I didn’t start serious ballet training until I was 21. If you’re not sure how huge a difference that…
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An Adult Beginner’s Guide to Ballet: Part Two- Choosing a Studio
I’ll be continuing my series on advice for adult beginners with how to choose your studio. If you missed the last post, about whether ballet is right for you, you can read that here. So, choosing your studio: with any luck, you’ll have a wealth of choice available to you- these days, ballet classes for…
An Adult Beginner’s Guide To Ballet: Part One- Is Ballet Right for You?
This is the first of a new series of posts I have decided to write, aimed specifically at those who are thinking of, or have already, taken up ballet as an adult, either for the first time or after many years. I took up ballet later than most, in my mid-teens, meaning that after a few years…
Ballet on a Budget
It’s no secret that ballet- as a career, hobby or interest- can be expensive. There’s the cost of classes, dancewear, shoes, physiotherapy, auditions- and that’s just scratching the surface. So, if we’re being honest, is ballet only really viable for those who are ‘better off’ financially? Well, as someone who is not from a privileged…