My Russian teacher screamed at a guest artist to go become a dentist or anything but a dancer because he was worthless. He held it together but burst into tears the minute she was gone. My Russian teachers were phenomenal but also cruel at times. That's just part of professional training though.
As a ballet dancer who’s nearly completed her teacher training, I’m sorry your teacher failed you so miserably and I’m happy you’re still dancing anyway
I'm so glad to have supportive teachers at my studio who don't make us take ballet too seriously. Every teacher I've had just makes it fun while still pushing us really hard.
It's not like that at a Company. You want to be Prima/Principle Dancer you work yourself as hard as physically possible; + 10%. (It's not for everybody but thats what it takes) & any Prima will tell you that. It's for Type A Personalities obvs 🙏🏻💜🇬🇧💜
@@Maspets Hello. Have you ever heard the saying "beauty is in the eyes of the beholder"? It's the same thing with malice. Malice is in the eyes of the beholder.
My ballet teacher was Hungarian. We were treated horribly. Yes on the discipline, Yes, you ate never good enough. My height....5'9".....center of gravity was off. My legs and back permanently damaged. Pain control for bleeding, crushed feel that looked like a meat grinders project. I was good, but I just didn't hate myself enough. Ballroom became my love, and joining dance troops, tv and movie appearances enough to convince me my heart and time were not wasted. But now I suffer physically. It's a trade off. Little girls should never go into ballet uninformed.
I know exactly what you experienced, but I was into bodybuilding and almost ruined my body from “discipline.” I still do weights, but after knee surgeries, a stroke, and cancer scare,? I’m okay. I now eat healthy and have a great attitude about myself. Good Luck, my friend
My granddaughter aged almost 8, loves ballet class. Her retired professional ballerina teacher says she and one other pupil are most likely to excel. I'm afraid for her. Prior to being accepted in class, she practised by checking her shadow on the living room wall. Thank you so much for sharing. Take care.
@@sparkles999rose2first off that’s very wrong people can have it as a job and hobby even when they are adults for example that’s what I am practicing for, to become a dancer.
As a dancer with chronic pain from an invisible disability that made dancing nearly impossible, I know how it feels to be picked on by a ballet teacher for something you cannot control. Thank you for sharing your journey. Now that I am a ballet teacher, I have made a promise to myself to do better.
Hi im 11 and i do ballet . I live in Belgium and my teachers are very nice . My teacher doesnt care abt how we look she wants us to feel comfortable and happy. Obviously she does correct to point our feet bc our exams will be soon and she wants us to pass. I love ballet AND NEVER GIVE UP. ❤❤❤
I'm 13 similar age to you and I love ballet and have done it for ten years now I started pointe a almost two years ago and love tip toeing around everywhere ❤❤❤❤😊
You are so beautiful, inside and out, as a dancer and as a human being. Thank you for letting us know about the situation you had to be under. You are brave. No one can take away your beauty and love for ballet from you.
I went to four dance schools with teachers like this which made me feel like I could never be good enough. Now I’ve found a small, friendly, supportive dance school where I actually enjoy my classes, they don’t make me have mental breakdowns when I have to go like the last ones did
I’ve never had teachers tell me, but I always want to be better at ballet (I go to a small, non professional, small town studio) and I wish I could have the hyperextended legs, crazy arches, and perfect turnout that I see from dancers on RUclips and in pictures. It hurts because I try to make my legs hyperextend more (they do a little, but for some reason my legs still don’t look hyperextended at all in pictures) and this made me feel so much better about those things. Seeing you, who doesn’t have the legs or feet of a “perfect” ballerina but still looking beautiful when you dance gives me hope
A lot of the dancers you see with hyperextended legs have a genetic disorder in their connective tissue which is why they are able to push past the normal range of motion. While it may look beautiful, it can actually cause debilitating pain later in life.
I am not a ballerina, but I have a genetic developmental disorder that causes my knees to hyperextend even when I don't want them to lile when I am walking around the house. It can be very painful at times and I now have to wear knee braces all day just for walking around for normal everyday activities to prevent injuries. I am having to do physical therapy which is not fun and being overweight makes things even worse. I am limited in my normal activities that I love. For example I am not supposed to jump or run because high impact activities like that can make my legs tendency to hyperextend worse. I also can't really walk much on uneven ground like when hiking outdoors on a hiking trail which I would dearly love to do again. I did not have many problems with my joints until I became overweight. Believe me from my personal experience, you do not want to have hyper extended legs. Enjoy the joint stability in normal day to day activities you get from not having hyperextended legs.
I know that it is often a genetic thing, however there is no way that every single ballerina has naturally hyperextended legs. I’m sure they become more hyperextended the way dancers train
@@yavannakementari521I didn't think about that. Well if you do try to train them to be more hyperextended, I would suggest (having naturally hyperextended legs myself) work on building strength in the muscles around your leg joints (knees, ankles) because that helps make sure that your hyperextended legs don't get more easily injured. 😀 Here's to you achieving your ballet dreams. It is very beautiful to see when it is done skillfully.
I had to gracefully bow out from professional ballet, due to my age. I can’t do now at my age what I did back then. I still dance, I still even do ballet…just no more professional ballet.
Yeah, I have knees that look like they don't extend all the way (they do). And I always felt weird about having no hyperextension. Even if I didn't get anything from teachers. Just being different from everyone else.. I'm glad you found better places to dance where your talent is appreciated ❤
In my non-dancer opinion it's the GRACE that makes a good dancer, not the body type. But maybe that's just me. I have seen so many dancers of different styles that were all brilliant in their field because they radiated, joy, grace, effortlessness, emotions and energy. I never noticed things like body type, age, heritage or other unimportant things. Dance is a way of expressing yourself. ❤❤❤
As a former dancer of Ballet and Hip Hop, i really appreciate your efforts to keep going. Unfortunately, i can't dance anymore due to a accident that happened
You really are a beautiful ballerina. And that jete was just awesome. Along with the stunning jump, I love the expressive hands reaching to the Heavens. I'm so glad you stayed with it and look at you now! Awesome!
I really liked ballet when I was little, I was incredibly good, once a teacher had the amazing idea of telling me: ‘You’re getting fat, eat less.’ I was like 6 years old and extremely shocked because I never even though about my weight ever(because I was already In my ideal weight), my mom had to get me out of the class and I cried for months. Please, teachers, stop it.
You're beautiful and talented. Always remember to let your heart lead you not negative thoughts or other people's opinions! We love you and you inspire us!
Bro the only part that really scared me is when she went in the snow with her point shoes still on. Because moisture and wet environments or if you get water on your point shoes it will warp them and change the shape. L O L I hope she replace those if they die too fast
it's so much anxiety surrounding me because not only am I insecure but I'm bad at ballet. everytime I do something wrong the teacher always says "explain it to me like I've never done ballet before" yet I've done ballet for 5 years and just like my brain, I've only shown a little improvement
If you can, try with another teacher or studio. Just don't give up because of that. And I highly recommend you to follow these two most professional channels on yt; Runqiao Du Ballet Coaching and ballet with Isabella They both have online classes too.
I agree with all the other comments here, but do ballet because you love it. One of the girls on a different channel had a can't do it attitude with pirouettes and could only manage 2 and said that that she was no good. Her friend, whose channel it was challenged her to do 20 turns for $1,000, which she finally managed and is now considered the best at turning. Reward yourself as you go.
I just saw a video (like 2 minutes ago) demonstrating the hyperextended leg standard, and your legs are much more graceful and lovely. I'm glad you've been able to take what you love from dance and reject the rest
@@LinaMEWyes! As I said, even 60 years ago teachers who were paying attention got on you if you did hyperextend. You can blow out a knee or ankle because the muscles just aren't at the front.
I had a ballet teacher who once said to my best friend that she might as well quit. She did, and we both went into tennis, just to keep us occupied. Now we have been doing for nine years and don’t intend to stop
It’s the worst feeling when your dance teacher tells you that your not good enough or puts you down for something you can’t fix even when your trying your best but even tho I have moved on the words that they said still scarred me.
As I watched you and read what you were saying I thought what you need is a new instructor. We're all different and she should have been working with you to make you the best ballerina that you can be, ever growing and improving just as you are. Dance on Pretty Ballerina!
I relate to this too as a traditional dancer, I was always told that my hands weren’t pretty enough and that I need to take bigger steps and I stand in place. When I see tv shows with people competing with dance, doing things on camera to be the “entertainment” it makes me enraged that it’s okay to see people struggle and laugh at them. Even if I tell them that it’s not funny, they shame me because my words were too harsh for that dancer on tv even though they know nothing of the sport altogether.
To keep elitists "exclusive" they often tell you (1 way or another) the message "YOU ARE NOT ENOUGH" Darling, as the old adage goes "Life Is FAR To Short To Drink Bad Wine!" Dont swallow that swill & dance on! Dance On!
I wish people actually pushed me more in dance, I was only recreational so my 10 years were treated less seriously than the girls who were in competition and aiming for careers... Which fair but I would have loved more encouragement... 😅
I'm so sorry to hear that you had such a toxic ballet teacher. Maybe you can find a place to dance, where you feel accepted and good enough. I miss dancing so much, but my health condition doesn't allow it anymore.
As a 8 year old ballerina (in grade 3 ballet cause I skipped a level by doing better than the others) don’t give up! Keep trying and don’t listen to what others say bad about you!
i love my ballet teacher she’s the best and she always says if it hurts the you can take your points off. She inspired me so much. but she might retire. 😢
Sometimes people pick words and tones that don't express what they are trying to say. Sometimes our minds filter said words in a criticizing tone instead of a firm teaching tone. Regardless of alll, each person teacher and student, must dig in deep to EXPRESS the dream and desires. Sometimes a criticism is our biggest push up the ladder to get mad enough to excell. ❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I've seen a couple of good teachers on utube. Do they ever consult online or offer a weekend workshop? Or put one together with a student tutor and a couple of classes.
Not just that, but ballet doesn't actually teach healthy discipline either. It teaches the kind of toxic discipline that makes you give up basic needs like an able body and a sound soul.
You are genuinely such an inspiration to me. I also have flat feet and have struggled with making me knees look straight for as long as I can remember. Seeing that you were able to become a professional ballet dancer despite not having crazy hyper extension and feet makes me really hopeful for my future! I can’t tell you enough how happy I am to see a professional dancer who actually looks like me and struggles in ways I have! Thank you
I wish I could do ballet again :,) a mix of a raging ED from it landing me in the hospital and a chronic illness they found to late kept me from dancing. Ballet dancers are extremely strong borh mentally and physically. You guys are amazing!
Dancing, as with all things is both a skillform, and a expression of self. While I appreciate the teachers who helped improve my technique, I will never forgive those who tried to limit, restrict, or stifle my creativity.
I am not a dancer, but I wanted to be. My grandma, who I loved more than anyone, told me of the good,and bad of ballet, made me realize that this wasn't what I wanted to do. You, my dear, are a very strong person, I admire you so much! I wish you all the best, the very best, that life has!
I go to a studio for dance and musical theater and the dance teachers are sooo nice. I take contemporary, jazz and tap, but the teacher of thise classes also does ballet. One of the things i hear her say a lot is "if it hurts you shouldn't be doing it like that" because dance shouldn't hurt that bad. We don't need the dancers getting injured.
I have been dancing Ballett for nine years and I‘m really not thin but my teacher is the kindest person on earth I have know her for 9 years now and she always tells anyone as long you come in proper clothing just have fun but maybe it‘s because it‘s just a hobby and almost no one ever goes professional besides this isn‘t a city or anything I live in
It's a fact. The industry of ballet demands a certain ballet type of body. Most people don't know that. It's why some dancers do other forms of dance than ballet.
I’m still self conscious of my flat feet even though literally no one else notices them. I quit dance during the pandemic but I’m glad to see others still dancing
Keep dancing, even if your ballet school laughs at you. Don't give up, even your body feels soooo tired that you can't lift a finger. I had to close my curtain early because of scoliosis and I still dreamed about my dancing time often.
They tied head from up and the person was turning around in the air or almost in air to fix scoliosis 😊. Perhaps you could try to combine that to ballet and get fixed by practising turnes at the same time. Never give up dreaming... P. S. Do not hang yourself though, 😉
I often regret not staying in ballet, but after everything bad I’ve heard about it, I think I’m glad I grew out of it when I did. My mom just didn’t have the money to put me in a dance school after I outgrew rec ballet classes 😢
To be a prima ballerina, I know they have a certain body type they’re looking for even the you know, smallness of their head and shoulders and precision execution, grace the package very few make it to the top, but there are a lot of good dancers. I think you have great extension and great presentation.
Something most dancers don't realize is that it's actually ballet and dancing that teaches you not to give up it teaches you persistence and perseverance on the days you feel like quitting
I wish I'd had a coach who let me know my limbs were too short or I wouldn't have wasted my time. 8 years of my life. It's actually a good thing to get honest feedback.
A core memory i have of ballet is watching my teacher critique another girl who was gangly after a growth spurt when I was about 10. She didn’t have muscle enough on her legs for her knees not to stick out, and my teacher kept commenting on her knees and how she wasn’t straightening them when even i could see from across the room that they were. The following year, I felt self conscious about my own quads and how ungraceful they made my legs look, because I was too muscular.
So real... When i was a about 9-10 years old my ballet teacher told me that i'm too fat. She kept repeating that almost every class so I became very insecure. I stopped eating and lost 8 kg during one month and i lost even more weight later. My teacher was proud of herself that she pushed me to the point when i felt dizzy while only standing. Sadly I still felt that i am too fat and I pushed my self to lost even more weight... I got very skinny. My watch was wider than my wrist, and actually still is. Im still verry insecure about my weight and looks. So before sending your kid to ballet classes think twice. (Dw i got kinda better now and i'm working on myself❤) I'm still dancing and it's been 11 years now 😅
Discipline IS a necessary tool And sometimes so is pushing through pain But here's the thing with tools You use them when you need them And put them away when you don't
There’s a difference between the ones who’re strict, and give jokingly mean corrections- and the ones who are just mean people. I just left a studio with an extremely toxic teacher- we had performed our first contemporary ensemble at YAGP. After the award ceremony, she took us down to the dressing rooms and yelled at us for an hour and a half. In front of other people. We were the last ones in the theater by the time she was done. She told us that she “regretted letting us come for the experience”. She singled people out. She asked us why we were crying. By the way, we got third place out of 40 ensembles, and were invited to finals. A few months later, she gave us a silent treatment for almost an entire class. We walked in 10 minutes late, and she wouldn’t look at us. She just looked at her phone- she didn’t give combinations or corrections- she just played the music. She didn’t talk until the last thirty minutes of the two hour class, and acted like nothing was wrong. These are only SOME of the things she did.
I started ballet when I was 10 but my friend said my legs were too thick and chubby so I quit. I realized though, I can’t live without dance so I joined again. With the support of my sister and mom I don’t really feel embarrassed by having a little leg thickness ❤I’m really sorry you had to go through such an awful teacher. I’m happy you’re still dancing though ❤❤
I had a Russian ballet teacher and one time she went "Sara, jump like princess, not frog" and that was ouch
Russians are the best. Love it
But frogs are the best jumpers!
@@rixanneh18 True! Funny and true!
My Russian teacher screamed at a guest artist to go become a dentist or anything but a dancer because he was worthless. He held it together but burst into tears the minute she was gone. My Russian teachers were phenomenal but also cruel at times. That's just part of professional training though.
@@rixanneh18 Natalia osipova jumps like a frog and I love it
As a ballet dancer who’s nearly completed her teacher training, I’m sorry your teacher failed you so miserably and I’m happy you’re still dancing anyway
Your limbs look just fine. You could set a new precedent in a one woman show.
I'm so glad to have supportive teachers at my studio who don't make us take ballet too seriously. Every teacher I've had just makes it fun while still pushing us really hard.
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Why teacher pushing around
@@HarriettaMichaelI read it as motivating them to improve rather than physically pushing them
@@HarriettaMichaelNot physically, it means to try to get your students to be the best they can be.
It's not like that at a Company. You want to be Prima/Principle Dancer you work yourself as hard as physically possible; + 10%. (It's not for everybody but thats what it takes) & any Prima will tell you that.
It's for Type A
Personalities obvs
🙏🏻💜🇬🇧💜
The title scared me.... I was like “why would she quit ballet?? That makes no sense”
Just clickbait and humblebragging.
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I did quit for 4 years! I went to college and didn’t do ballet. It’s ok to stop if you get burnt out. You can start taking classes again in the future
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@@Maspets Hello. Have you ever heard the saying "beauty is in the eyes of the beholder"? It's the same thing with malice. Malice is in the eyes of the beholder.
My ballet teacher was Hungarian. We were treated horribly. Yes on the discipline, Yes, you ate never good enough. My height....5'9".....center of gravity was off. My legs and back permanently damaged. Pain control for bleeding, crushed feel that looked like a meat grinders project. I was good, but I just didn't hate myself enough. Ballroom became my love, and joining dance troops, tv and movie appearances enough to convince me my heart and time were not wasted. But now I suffer physically. It's a trade off. Little girls should never go into ballet uninformed.
I know exactly what you experienced, but I was into bodybuilding and almost ruined my body from “discipline.” I still do weights, but after knee surgeries, a stroke, and cancer scare,? I’m okay. I now eat healthy and have a great attitude about myself. Good Luck, my friend
You’re supposed to do it for fun as a little girl then quit when it gets hard
Damn bro, I'm Hungarian, we don't take her. I apologise in her place. Hope you're doing better dude
My granddaughter aged almost 8, loves ballet class. Her retired professional ballerina teacher says she and one other pupil are most likely to excel.
I'm afraid for her. Prior to being accepted in class, she practised by checking her shadow on the living room wall.
Thank you so much for sharing. Take care.
@@sparkles999rose2first off that’s very wrong people can have it as a job and hobby even when they are adults for example that’s what I am practicing for, to become a dancer.
This is phenomenal. The last scene is beautiful.
I'm glad you stuck with it girl you look awesome....
You are beautiful. Some ballet teachers are too critical.
That leap was perfect!!
Perfectly beautiful!
As a dancer with chronic pain from an invisible disability that made dancing nearly impossible, I know how it feels to be picked on by a ballet teacher for something you cannot control. Thank you for sharing your journey. Now that I am a ballet teacher, I have made a promise to myself to do better.
Yes, keep dancing!!! Many of my dance buddies have passed, I’m dancing for them now too (even though I was never as good as them) I’m still dancing……
Hi im 11 and i do ballet . I live in Belgium and my teachers are very nice . My teacher doesnt care abt how we look she wants us to feel comfortable and happy. Obviously she does correct to point our feet bc our exams will be soon and she wants us to pass. I love ballet AND NEVER GIVE UP. ❤❤❤
You're very mature for your age! Stay happy and blessed! ❤❤❤
I'm 13 similar age to you and I love ballet and have done it for ten years now I started pointe a almost two years ago and love tip toeing around everywhere ❤❤❤❤😊
I live in belgium too and I wanna do ballet so bad!! Where is your ballet school and do you have to pay a lot?
Do u live in Limburg? I live there🎉
Great Message Video!! All dance forms should be expressions of joy and emotion. Keep on dancing young lady. You look wonderful!! 😊
You are BREATHTAKING. ❤ Please, keep dancing.
Beautiful ballerina. It's the spirit and love of what you do that counts❤
You are so beautiful, inside and out, as a dancer and as a human being. Thank you for letting us know about the situation you had to be under. You are brave. No one can take away your beauty and love for ballet from you.
I went to four dance schools with teachers like this which made me feel like I could never be good enough. Now I’ve found a small, friendly, supportive dance school where I actually enjoy my classes, they don’t make me have mental breakdowns when I have to go like the last ones did
I’ve never had teachers tell me, but I always want to be better at ballet (I go to a small, non professional, small town studio) and I wish I could have the hyperextended legs, crazy arches, and perfect turnout that I see from dancers on RUclips and in pictures. It hurts because I try to make my legs hyperextend more (they do a little, but for some reason my legs still don’t look hyperextended at all in pictures) and this made me feel so much better about those things. Seeing you, who doesn’t have the legs or feet of a “perfect” ballerina but still looking beautiful when you dance gives me hope
A lot of the dancers you see with hyperextended legs have a genetic disorder in their connective tissue which is why they are able to push past the normal range of motion. While it may look beautiful, it can actually cause debilitating pain later in life.
I am not a ballerina, but I have a genetic developmental disorder that causes my knees to hyperextend even when I don't want them to lile when I am walking around the house. It can be very painful at times and I now have to wear knee braces all day just for walking around for normal everyday activities to prevent injuries. I am having to do physical therapy which is not fun and being overweight makes things even worse. I am limited in my normal activities that I love. For example I am not supposed to jump or run because high impact activities like that can make my legs tendency to hyperextend worse. I also can't really walk much on uneven ground like when hiking outdoors on a hiking trail which I would dearly love to do again. I did not have many problems with my joints until I became overweight. Believe me from my personal experience, you do not want to have hyper extended legs. Enjoy the joint stability in normal day to day activities you get from not having hyperextended legs.
I know that it is often a genetic thing, however there is no way that every single ballerina has naturally hyperextended legs. I’m sure they become more hyperextended the way dancers train
@@yavannakementari521I didn't think about that. Well if you do try to train them to be more hyperextended, I would suggest (having naturally hyperextended legs myself) work on building strength in the muscles around your leg joints (knees, ankles) because that helps make sure that your hyperextended legs don't get more easily injured. 😀 Here's to you achieving your ballet dreams. It is very beautiful to see when it is done skillfully.
I had to gracefully bow out from professional ballet, due to my age. I can’t do now at my age what I did back then. I still dance, I still even do ballet…just no more professional ballet.
Yeah, I have knees that look like they don't extend all the way (they do). And I always felt weird about having no hyperextension. Even if I didn't get anything from teachers. Just being different from everyone else..
I'm glad you found better places to dance where your talent is appreciated ❤
Absolutely beautiful.. I understand the reason quit. Dance anyway! Your talent will shine ..
My only thought when she's dancing in the snow "there goes a pair of pointe shoes"
Same, I physically cringed at all that money down the drain
Same, if she dances professionally it’s fine tho but still
FRR4
Hey, maybe they were almost dead anyway.
Why is it bad for the shoes? (I’m not a dancer.)
In my non-dancer opinion it's the GRACE that makes a good dancer, not the body type. But maybe that's just me.
I have seen so many dancers of different styles that were all brilliant in their field because they radiated, joy, grace, effortlessness, emotions and energy. I never noticed things like body type, age, heritage or other unimportant things.
Dance is a way of expressing yourself. ❤❤❤
As a former dancer of Ballet and Hip Hop, i really appreciate your efforts to keep going. Unfortunately, i can't dance anymore due to a accident that happened
You really are a beautiful ballerina. And that jete was just awesome. Along with the stunning jump, I love the expressive hands reaching to the Heavens. I'm so glad you stayed with it and look at you now! Awesome!
I really liked ballet when I was little, I was incredibly good, once a teacher had the amazing idea of telling me: ‘You’re getting fat, eat less.’ I was like 6 years old and extremely shocked because I never even though about my weight ever(because I was already In my ideal weight), my mom had to get me out of the class and I cried for months. Please, teachers, stop it.
You're beautiful and talented. Always remember to let your heart lead you not negative thoughts or other people's opinions! We love you and you inspire us!
Bro the only part that really scared me is when she went in the snow with her point shoes still on. Because moisture and wet environments or if you get water on your point shoes it will warp them and change the shape. L O L I hope she replace those if they die too fast
Maybe the pointe shoes were a "dead" pair to begin with. 🤔
it's so much anxiety surrounding me because not only am I insecure but I'm bad at ballet. everytime I do something wrong the teacher always says "explain it to me like I've never done ballet before" yet I've done ballet for 5 years and just like my brain, I've only shown a little improvement
Sounds like your instructor isn't doing s good job of explaining things to you in a way you understand. Teaching is a separate skill from dance.
If you can, try with another teacher or studio.
Just don't give up because of that.
And I highly recommend you to follow these two most professional channels on yt; Runqiao Du Ballet Coaching and ballet with Isabella
They both have online classes too.
My teacher always says things like that too.
I agree with all the other comments here, but do ballet because you love it. One of the girls on a different channel had a can't do it attitude with pirouettes and could only manage 2 and said that that she was no good. Her friend, whose channel it was challenged her to do 20 turns for $1,000, which she finally managed and is now considered the best at turning. Reward yourself as you go.
@@TM-tx9ctI know exactly whom you are referring to.
I just saw a video (like 2 minutes ago) demonstrating the hyperextended leg standard, and your legs are much more graceful and lovely. I'm glad you've been able to take what you love from dance and reject the rest
Hyperextended legs are not normal and can make dancers more prone to injuries.
@@LinaMEWyes! As I said, even 60 years ago teachers who were paying attention got on you if you did hyperextend. You can blow out a knee or ankle because the muscles just aren't at the front.
I had a ballet teacher who once said to my best friend that she might as well quit. She did, and we both went into tennis, just to keep us occupied. Now we have been doing for nine years and don’t intend to stop
It’s the worst feeling when your dance teacher tells you that your not good enough or puts you down for something you can’t fix even when your trying your best but even tho I have moved on the words that they said still scarred me.
As I watched you and read what you were saying I thought what you need is a new instructor. We're all different and she should have been working with you to make you the best ballerina that you can be, ever growing and improving just as you are. Dance on Pretty Ballerina!
I relate to this too as a traditional dancer, I was always told that my hands weren’t pretty enough and that I need to take bigger steps and I stand in place. When I see tv shows with people competing with dance, doing things on camera to be the “entertainment” it makes me enraged that it’s okay to see people struggle and laugh at them. Even if I tell them that it’s not funny, they shame me because my words were too harsh for that dancer on tv even though they know nothing of the sport altogether.
I think your arch is beautiful ❤
You are divine! Dance, be happy!
To keep elitists "exclusive" they often tell you (1 way or another) the message "YOU ARE NOT ENOUGH"
Darling, as the old adage goes "Life Is FAR To Short To Drink Bad Wine!"
Dont swallow that swill & dance on!
Dance On!
I LOVE SHE DANCED IN THE SNOW!
That leap in the end made me cry 🥺 💖
I wish people actually pushed me more in dance, I was only recreational so my 10 years were treated less seriously than the girls who were in competition and aiming for careers... Which fair but I would have loved more encouragement... 😅
I'm so sorry to hear that you had such a toxic ballet teacher. Maybe you can find a place to dance, where you feel accepted and good enough. I miss dancing so much, but my health condition doesn't allow it anymore.
As a 8 year old ballerina (in grade 3 ballet cause I skipped a level by doing better than the others) don’t give up! Keep trying and don’t listen to what others say bad about you!
Are you currently 8yo?
I dont understand why people pick out on something they cant change
You are a joy and inspiration to us all!!❤🎉
My friend’s sister was a professional ballerina. I asked her if dancing on her toes was hard on her feet? She said her feet bled every day.
You are an inspiration.
Its so strange to me that ballet is like torture but we like to watch it
Just gorgeous 🥰❤
i love my ballet teacher she’s the best and she always says if it hurts the you can take your points off. She inspired me so much. but she might retire. 😢
Beautiful leap!
Sometimes people pick words and tones that don't express what they are trying to say.
Sometimes our minds filter said words in a criticizing tone instead of a firm teaching tone. Regardless of alll, each person teacher and student, must dig in deep to EXPRESS the dream and desires. Sometimes a criticism is our biggest push up the ladder to get mad enough to excell.
❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Gorgeous!
Your feet are beautiful and your extensions give you so much length 🥺 So happy you dance for the joy now 💝
I've seen a couple of good teachers on utube. Do they ever consult online or offer a weekend workshop? Or put one together with a student tutor and a couple of classes.
My kids will never do ballet. There are so many dances out there that dont destroy your bones.
Not just that, but ballet doesn't actually teach healthy discipline either. It teaches the kind of toxic discipline that makes you give up basic needs like an able body and a sound soul.
You are perfect!❤
And yet you still dance with the genuine and gorgeous smile
You look beaauþiful when you dance.
Dance how you want, when you want
The importance is you have fun!❤
you’re a fighter. keep going; you’re amazing 😊
I'm here for the semicolon. 👏
You are genuinely such an inspiration to me. I also have flat feet and have struggled with making me knees look straight for as long as I can remember. Seeing that you were able to become a professional ballet dancer despite not having crazy hyper extension and feet makes me really hopeful for my future! I can’t tell you enough how happy I am to see a professional dancer who actually looks like me and struggles in ways I have! Thank you
If you signed up for dance class it's probably your dream so never give up keep going on with your dreams❤🎉😊
I was shamed away from dance. Always regretted it.
I wish I could do ballet again :,) a mix of a raging ED from it landing me in the hospital and a chronic illness they found to late kept me from dancing. Ballet dancers are extremely strong borh mentally and physically. You guys are amazing!
You are so inspiring! Never quit! 🩷
Don't ever quit dancing! You are beautiful
Dancing, as with all things is both a skillform, and a expression of self. While I appreciate the teachers who helped improve my technique, I will never forgive those who tried to limit, restrict, or stifle my creativity.
Absolutely no worries with your dancing.... ❤
This video is great but I kinda died inside a little when I saw your pointe shoes in the snow
I am not a dancer, but I wanted to be. My grandma, who I loved more than anyone, told me of the good,and bad of ballet, made me realize that this wasn't what I wanted to do. You, my dear, are a very strong person, I admire you so much! I wish you all the best, the very best, that life has!
I go to a studio for dance and musical theater and the dance teachers are sooo nice. I take contemporary, jazz and tap, but the teacher of thise classes also does ballet. One of the things i hear her say a lot is "if it hurts you shouldn't be doing it like that" because dance shouldn't hurt that bad. We don't need the dancers getting injured.
I have been dancing Ballett for nine years and I‘m really not thin but my teacher is the kindest person on earth I have know her for 9 years now and she always tells anyone as long you come in proper clothing just have fun but maybe it‘s because it‘s just a hobby and almost no one ever goes professional besides this isn‘t a city or anything I live in
There so many things about ballet that are important, that people are needed in the performing arts of ballet
It's a fact. The industry of ballet demands a certain ballet type of body. Most people don't know that. It's why some dancers do other forms of dance than ballet.
Exactly.
I’m still self conscious of my flat feet even though literally no one else notices them. I quit dance during the pandemic but I’m glad to see others still dancing
Keep dancing, even if your ballet school laughs at you. Don't give up, even your body feels soooo tired that you can't lift a finger. I had to close my curtain early because of scoliosis and I still dreamed about my dancing time often.
They tied head from up and the person was turning around in the air or almost in air to fix scoliosis 😊. Perhaps you could try to combine that to ballet and get fixed by practising turnes at the same time. Never give up dreaming...
P. S. Do not hang yourself though, 😉
You are lovely as you are
"dance to express, not to impress"
~my dance teacher ❤
I often regret not staying in ballet, but after everything bad I’ve heard about it, I think I’m glad I grew out of it when I did. My mom just didn’t have the money to put me in a dance school after I outgrew rec ballet classes 😢
To be a prima ballerina, I know they have a certain body type they’re looking for even the you know, smallness of their head and shoulders and precision execution, grace the package very few make it to the top, but there are a lot of good dancers. I think you have great extension and great presentation.
You dance beautiful, may you dance always! Your lovely!!!
NOOO DON'T QUIT!❤😢 YOU'RE AN AMAZING DANCER AND LIFE IS RIGHT! YOU NEED TO DANCE ANYWAYS!...❤❤😢😢🎉😊😮😊
I think ballet really is the most given up art there is. You did amazing, keep going ❤
That’s why everything is possible chase your dreams your so talented❤
Nureyev was short with stubby legs and did it anyway.
Baryshnikov, too!
Gorgeous ❤
What you like do it bcoz it's your body you can feel your pain and no one ❤😢
This is awesome!!
Something most dancers don't realize is that it's actually ballet and dancing that teaches you not to give up it teaches you persistence and perseverance on the days you feel like quitting
I wish I'd had a coach who let me know my limbs were too short or I wouldn't have wasted my time. 8 years of my life. It's actually a good thing to get honest feedback.
A core memory i have of ballet is watching my teacher critique another girl who was gangly after a growth spurt when I was about 10. She didn’t have muscle enough on her legs for her knees not to stick out, and my teacher kept commenting on her knees and how she wasn’t straightening them when even i could see from across the room that they were.
The following year, I felt self conscious about my own quads and how ungraceful they made my legs look, because I was too muscular.
That title scared me
Too me you look perfect❤
You just inspired my core being
DONT GIVE UP OR QUIT ON THINGS THAT HELP YOU.. its just not worth losing joy
ballerinas have so much mental strength its crazy how people neglect them as athletes 😭
So real... When i was a about 9-10 years old my ballet teacher told me that i'm too fat. She kept repeating that almost every class so I became very insecure. I stopped eating and lost 8 kg during one month and i lost even more weight later. My teacher was proud of herself that she pushed me to the point when i felt dizzy while only standing. Sadly I still felt that i am too fat and I pushed my self to lost even more weight... I got very skinny. My watch was wider than my wrist, and actually still is. Im still verry insecure about my weight and looks. So before sending your kid to ballet classes think twice.
(Dw i got kinda better now and i'm working on myself❤)
I'm still dancing and it's been 11 years now 😅
Discipline IS a necessary tool
And sometimes so is pushing through pain
But here's the thing with tools
You use them when you need them
And put them away when you don't
There’s a difference between the ones who’re strict, and give jokingly mean corrections- and the ones who are just mean people. I just left a studio with an extremely toxic teacher- we had performed our first contemporary ensemble at YAGP. After the award ceremony, she took us down to the dressing rooms and yelled at us for an hour and a half. In front of other people. We were the last ones in the theater by the time she was done. She told us that she “regretted letting us come for the experience”. She singled people out. She asked us why we were crying. By the way, we got third place out of 40 ensembles, and were invited to finals. A few months later, she gave us a silent treatment for almost an entire class. We walked in 10 minutes late, and she wouldn’t look at us. She just looked at her phone- she didn’t give combinations or corrections- she just played the music. She didn’t talk until the last thirty minutes of the two hour class, and acted like nothing was wrong. These are only SOME of the things she did.
Girl if YOU aren’t good enough for a company, IDK Who TF is!?!???!!!! You’re a pro in my book girly💖⭐️✨👏🏻
I started ballet when I was 10 but my friend said my legs were too thick and chubby so I quit. I realized though, I can’t live without dance so I joined again. With the support of my sister and mom I don’t really feel embarrassed by having a little leg thickness ❤I’m really sorry you had to go through such an awful teacher. I’m happy you’re still dancing though ❤❤