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>>646779
I don't know anything about ballet but I hope you find an instructor that treats you with respect and have lots of fun dancing.

I've actually decided to start doing dance as an adult. Just waiting for things to get better before going in for lessons.
I did one term of tap when I was a kid and quit because the teacher wouldn't actually teach me despite it being a beginner class so I don't have that much experience in it but I have always enjoyed dance.

I think with the exception of open classes at ballet companies, most adult classes are pretty low pressure. They tend to be full of former dancers like you, beginners and mothers of kids at the dance school. You won't have to worry about your body (they don't usually make you wear a leo) and they probably won't have a class for pointe anyway. It sounds like you might get more advanced lessons so maybe I'm wrong but you can always try a bunch of classes and pick whichever one you're most comfortable in.

I started ballet up again a few years ago, and tbh I'm losing interest because I'm not improving. It's really hard to find adult classes in my area, let alone classes that are slightly more advanced or run multiple times a week. I actually did manage to get back en pointe for a year until they cancelled the class due to a lack of students, which was super demotivating. Now they've mixed in jazz and contemporary with our ballet schedule (like alternating weeks) and ugh… I like other styles of dance but ballet really requires at least a few lessons a week, not once every couple of weeks. Hopefully you have better luck.

>>646930
I’m sorry anon, that sounds really frustrating. Is there any way that you can hire a decent instructor to do one-on-one lessons? That way you don’t have to look for adult class openings.

I did ballet from ages 3-6 but I'm a clumsy autist and my school was more serious, we had evaluations and many of the students were aiming to be professionals eventually. It was too much pressure and I was lagging behind my classmates, I think they had me in class with girls a year or two younger (this happened to me in soccer too, it was always humiliating). I'd love to learn to dance, maybe not ballet but some type of dance. I'm never going to be the best but I could have fun with it. My mom mentioned adult clogging lessons after the pandemic, maybe I could go with.

>>646779

Anon, are you worried about the teachers judging you? They won’t! I love watching ballet but I’m uncoordinated and clumsy and awful at dancing. Also I’m not athletic at all. Still, I took Adult beginners’ classes for a few months, and the teachers were extremely supportive and gave me lots of good feedback. I actually improved slightly thanks to them. So if you’re worried about that, please don’t be.

Or are you more worried that the class will be too easy for you? Most ballet studios have different levels, so if Beginners’ is too easy for you, you can start coming to Lower Intermediate Level instead, or whatever.

Please don’t be scared anon, just go do it!

Hey anon! You should definitely get back into it. I took ballet two times in college as an 'art' credit and had so much fun. There is a local dance company in my city that offers adult classes of varying difficulties, and the prices are fairly reasonable. You can also volunteer for free or reduced classes, or buy class packages that makes it cheaper. I'm a klutzy, short, chubby anon and didn't feel awkward at all. The ages of ppl in the class ranged from 16-60ish. Go for it!!

>>648442
>>648952
Yeah thanks girls, I do want to get back into it but I’m broke af right now. I’m currently applying to grad programs which is a guaranteed period of poverty for at least two years so the soonest I could probably afford to take classes is 24. Thanks for the responses tho, I really appreciate it!!