7 Things Ballet Dancers Do That I Hate! - TwinTalksBallet
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Thanks for being such an informative/entertaining ballet personality. There really isn't much ballet content on the internet, so your videos are always well appreciated.
Such a good video: on the point, earth grounded. I liked it a lot. Thumbs up :-)
the term "Ballet Muggles" totally cracked me up. LOL for real.
i have totally done everything on your list when i was dancing lol. the saddest thing is that a lot of teachers and ballet parents encourage these behaviors and it just continues this vicious cycle of negativity. ballet the art is beautiful, but the community has a lot of vile, nasty people who bitter because of how they were brought up in the dance world so they take their frustrations out on young dancers. the ballet community needs to undergo a serious change, and if people make videos or write articles that offer valid criticisms like yours did i'm sure there would be a positive effect. hopefully things have changed more than i think they did, since i've been out of the professional dance world for about 6 years and i haven't set a foot into a professional dance setting since i was 16. thank you for making this video and i hope you make more like this.
Love what you said about education. Tons of girls I danced with as far back as middle school would drop out and be homeschooled so they could "focus on dance"
Ciara1211 I know this isn't a great example but Abby from dance moms always pushed her kids to be homeschooled
I agree with lots of those points.
I guess it's easy as dancers to get caught up in their own life to the point where they are very self-centered and cannot relate to any "normal" people's problems anymore..
But I love when dancers form this loving understanding dance community together, that special bond between dancers is so unique :)
Thank you for sharing xx :D
You’re so sweet and level-headed. I appreciate the insight as a non-ballet dancer muggle. Lol. Thank you!
I am grateful for your honesty, it's eye opening and refreshing. So please don't apologize for anything you say. Thank you for being you😀
Very sage advice. I was very much like all those things you don’t like, when I was a young dancer. I could have used your maturity and perspective, and simple human kindness, when I was younger. Thank you so much.
Great video! I wish I could have had all this perspective at 17. I hope young dancers will listen to you - I am with you on all of this!!!
I was a gymnast for 8 years and then moved to ballet and it was so annoying how everyone hated gymnasts.
You're clearly mature, very insightful and & loving kind person. You're a great role model and would make a good counsellor/life coach/teacher/spiritual teacher. Thanks for sharing ❤️
Hahaha, I love this! Some of your comments reminded me of an experience I had last year as a supernumerary for a professional company. At our first rehearsal with the company we overheard one dancer ask another, "Who are all these people?" When the other said, "Supers," the first dancer responded, "Ugh!" The funny part is that most of the experienced dancers were SO kind; it was largely the trainees and second company dancers who found us annoying. Granted there are always supers who show up for rehearsals in pink tights and leotards being total bunhead wannabes, but still, by us standing in the background wearing 30-pound dresses and frilly wigs it meant that some of the younger dancers didn't have to be relegated to being human scenery and instead had the opportunities to dance! Love your channel!
I was The Swan Queen in "Swan Lake" this year (I still have 2 more performances, tomorrow and Tuesday). And it simply drove me up the wall when people were clapping at half the steps I did. Especially when it was hard for me to hear the music they were clapping THAT LOUDLY.I HAVE I entered as Odile into the Ballroom scene, and the audience started erupting in applause and I was like "People, now is not the time to clap, wait until the Pas De Deux ". This one guy (Couldn't see him because of the lighting) kept initiating it. And I was like "You really should just WAIT until the dances end, or until the Act ends". But it really depends on the crowd, for a couple of performances, the audience clapped at what should've been clapped at. But at some, they were clapping at everything. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the applause and recognition, but there is a time for it.
Fair points, I couldn’t agree more with you! What annoys me the most - dancers who after seeing your performance start with pointing out mistake and/or giving advises instead of just acknowledging someone’s effort and craft. I feel like that strive for perfection in dancers mind make their life’s and life’s of others miserable. It is not always about technique and being flawless. This constant focusing on area for improvements drives me crazy. Dancers forget to complement each other instead of criticising. I wish some of dancers just relax and enjoy the feeling of dancing.
I'm not a dancer now, though I danced through my first year in college, but now play cello and played classical guitar. This vlog had some very true point. It also made me laugh because musicians act in some the same ways as ballet dancers. Love your videos! Thanks
haha... I was just going to say there is a parallel list for classical musicians.
I study violin and I aways felt that ballet training is the only thing from "the outside" that I could relate to the music training, because the level of sacrifice and dedication, and for that reason I aways felt sympathy for it, dancers inspire me a lot in music, in their physical musicality and sensitivity to tempos . But I guess the negative attitudes are also shared.
I am definitely one of those people that talk bad about other sports😂😂 I am still a student but having a brother that plays soccer as intensely I dance, I tend to get competitive with him and say that what he does is "nothing compared to ballet"...but what you said honestly made me reconsider my actions because you're totally right!!
your second point is so true. I do gymnastics and I have nothing against ballet, but some of my dancer friends will go out of their way to tell me that dance is so much harder and you need to be way more skilled for it than you do in gymnastics. the sport you do has nothing to do with how talented you are, its just how talented your are at the sport.
PREACH🙌 What a really great video. This needs to go viral in the dance world.
Your 'Dancer Ethics' should be turned into a mini curriculum; the Pro-dancer version of 'if I'd only known then what I know now'. Very important observations for social success in any artistic field. They promote self awareness (the good kind) and would certainly help performers become more well rounded as they embark on a professional career. Well done!
Hello from Portugal. Am a bailarino in the closet, and i have some dancers friends and they are like you,very respectful and kind i love people like you , respecting every one is the way, and thank you for the video.
Haha "ballet muggles" :) I appreciate your perspective on this topic! You expressed it very well :)
I love this video! You are so insightful, mature, empathetic, and kind. Thank you for sharing this!
Oh boy do I agree with your fourth point about excessive self critique! I believe this is quite common in the whole western society, but it is also apparent in the Instagram #adultballet-community. Every post picturing a person doing something they love includes a caption saying things like "I know my turnout is not perfect, toes are not pointed enough and I didn't pull up as much as I should". It is all and good to recognize the things you might need to work on, but 1) living a life where you are more proud and excited about what you can do and have learned is way nicer than a life full of constantly nitpicking your actions and 2) it really reinforces the phenomenon you talked about and 3) nobody expects an adult ballet dancer to perfect their body in the way professional dancers have done in decades of intensive training.
Thank you! I didn’t get the opportunity to start ballet until I was in my 30’s & had 3 children, & often got the “stink eye” from other ballet students. I love the art form & feel so privileged to be able to learn more about it!
In regards to #1, I only know two (ballet) dancers, and they both cannot talk about anything but dance. So it's nice to know that you have awareness about that!
A great pointer about bad things in dancers. Very eye opening video and I learned a lot today. We always need someone to tell us about reality, thanks!
I don't like a lot of dancers because they struggle to realise how privileged they are. Anybody can be a ballerina if they started young enough. I was desperate to be a ballerina since I was three, but my parents simply couldn't afford to pay for it. It killed my mom because she knew how much I wanted it, but we could barely hold onto our house. I appreciate how hard dance is and how much dedication it takes, but I think dancers need a reality check and to realise that without parental/financial support they wouldn't be a dancer at all.
Thank you so much for this video! I was doing all seven things but you made me realize a lot of things that I was completely ignoring. Goal for this year? Hang out with my non dancers friends too!
There is a girl in one of my classes that is always saying "Oh my gosh, I'm so fat" and I definitely weigh more than she does. I feel bad for her but OMG it's so annoying.
I started ballet as a hobby when I was 31 (3 years ago) and annoying things people call out me doing are; when I wait in line or where ever, I always practice my fifth position and posture. I dance, everywhere. Getting a bottle from high shelf? Reléve practice. Picking up a thing I dropped? Glissé or... You get the point. If I'm stationary, it means stretching. Movie nights with girls and I'm the one who has her feet up stretching the back of my leg and trying to get it a bit more open at the same time... Picking up EVERYTHING with my toes at home. Handing things out with my toes. I don't know are these some dancer cliches but I laugh to myself that yeah, I can be annoying. :D
Thank you for this video! Sometimes I'm one of these "I'm so fat, I can't dance, blabla", maybe it would be better for me and everyone else to stop saying these things all the time haha
I am a pianist and I do agree with you! haha :)I am a big fan of ballet and It's good to know how ballet dancers think. thank you!
I've never realized all the self-pity I have in class. I guess it's just a habit at this point, even if I do nail the combination :|
Really enjoyed this video Kirsten 😊. All of this is true and I think it's especially important for us dancers that we do accept compliments and aren't always negative. Awesome content again!
Thank you for pointing out that being able to continue ballet as a profession as an adult is a privilege. If one of those dancers got an illness or injury that prevented them from dancing 8 hours a day, they'd realize it takes more than just passion to make ballet a career.
I agree so much with everything! Thank you for this video. You are very mature and a great influence for other dancers :D
love!! so happy you're doing these ...can totally relate
Nice video!! So true about the “lm so fat today” comment, I have done that before and realized about how bad of a comment it was in the occasion. In fact, it is terrible to for one’s mental health!
I've belonged to many activities and clubs, and I've done many things before, and this is all just human nature I guess. I've seen the dumbest cliques argue over dumb stuff. Ballet vs. Contemporary ragging on each other over technique or history, musical theater vs. classic drama actors invalidating each others' style of their craft, cooks not talking about anything BUT food and techniques, tech folk talking tech a mile a minute and then mocking anyone who had an opposite opinions on specifics... It's ridiculous but it's a very human thing to do. Getting into something to the point of self-absorption lol. I think there's a lot of self-awareness thst comes with age, but not always at the same age lol.
Loved this! Great points!
These are all so true! During the last Olympics, there would be times I would catch myself thinking 'I could do those dance steps just like them' but then I remind myself that they are in the Olympics and I am not, and there are times I just want to remind everyone of that! Also this is the first video I have seen of yours and I subscribed right away!
love your videos! The focus on self to the detriment of relationships is a problem for all of us. I live one of those "normal" lives you referred to (i grew up dancing in a studio but was never going pro) and I really usually want to stay to myself. It is really easy to decide I have too much to get done at home to make plans with others when the friends just want time with a friend. When i was in my 20s and first getting into the "real world" i had a larger group of people to spend time with and noticed the middle aged people didn't socialize nearly as much. Now I know why!
Love and agree with all of it. It's nice to see a young person with such a kind heart and nice message. Funny, dance muggles, my friend and I both have disabilities and we call healthy people muggles.
competative racers/runners are the same,they even wear sportswear when they meet up in a pub/bar socially,and the conversation is all about racing!
Thank you for your personal experience! As a former professional ballet dancer I just wanted to say I so agree with you. I've been there and had that very behavior. Then as I got older I realized how annoying it is. You rock!
I relate to this so much 😂 thanks for the video!!♡
I danced pre-professionally for 10 years, and I can relate so much... Great video, thanks!
I really understand what you are saying .... But trust me life will humble then. I gave 35 years to dance. You are very very special and I would love to talk dance with you one day Mary 💐💐💐💐💐💐💐
I. Have found the very best dancers are humble and quietly devoted
this was so funny and i love how you were so honest but keeping it light and funny! i wish i had you as a best friend you're so sunshiney! also, BALLET MUGGLES BWAHAHAHA
I really loved this video I subscribed and liked this it really helped me I've been doing ballet since I was 4 and this video really helped me thank you so much:)!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love the thumbnail!😂
yeah i put myself down its a really bad habit
This is so accurate!
This is all so SO true!
One of my roommates does ballet too. I admit I don't like her very much cause I can feel it, that she always seems to look down on me and my other roommates, I think mostly because of our 'normal figure'. Yes she is very thin, but we are not overweight. Sometimes I let her make me feel like I'm a Muggle.
Good video, I laughed out load at the concept of ballet-dancers and normal people - I may not be a ballet dancer, but what makes you think that I don’t dance? I dance every single day - it may be in my kitchen or living room, but it is still dancing! 🤸🏻♂️🏃🏼♀️💃
I agree on all what she says. We (and dancers) should remember what Einstein said: "The only thing more dangerous than ignorance is arrogance". Some remark: she should have been not so careless about the "scenery" for her video.
extreme privilege is absolutely correct - well said
The people who hate on you for saying "normal people" are most likely normal people who don't dance everyday of the week for hours at a time 😂 btw I subscribed because I'm a dancer myself❤️
Don't act exactly like the type of person she's talking about!
Could you do a video about how you got an education while dancing? And did you dance professionally during highschool?
I really enjoy your videos, but I have a question. When do you have time to date? Or is that on the back burner.
Similar to figure skating but i think social gaps and jealousy are more of a problem at my rink.For example,if you're progressing really quick,you will get the gossip or "the looks"
could you do a video about competition in ballet class, loosing friends, self esteem
I have a really cool school trip coming up but I can’t go because of ballet ☹️
Ok I might judge other dancers on stage a little bit... But I think "POINT YOUR DANG TOES" should be a little bit no-brainer.... Especially on grande battements and grande jetes
She is so sweet.
Which company do you dance with?
Haley A I'm pretty sure she dances with Oklahoma Ballet
Am I the only one who hates wearing tights for ballet?
I love gymnastics I love ballet even more 💖
you don't have to explain why you put the word "hate" in your title
好漂亮的姑娘啊
you talk really much about 1 thing and you kinda forget that you are making a video. can you plz try to make them a bit shorter? ps. i love you
Carpe Diem :-)
Ballerina girl, you are so lovely...... Not. Not you honey. Who didn't know actresses are like this too but at least they have to support a charity. Maybe ballerina dolls should do the same.