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written by Peter at on 13.11. at 20:49:58 - as answer to: starting again with ballet by susie at >My own children are doing ballet now and I'm watching them and their classes and am finding myself really longing to dance again, ballet in particular. I am now about 50lbs heavier than my teenage dancing weight, I am feeling very much less flexible and fit than I was and I don't want to even try a class until I have managed to tackle some of this, particularly my weight. I don't think my joints would be happy with strenuous exercise with the weight I am at the moment! I wouldn't want anyone to see me in a leotard either!>However, I would like to begin with something, somehow and get the whole show on the road again. I have a fantasy that I will be slimmer, bendier and more graceful as I float through my imminent menopause years! I know that getting me doing ballet again at a level I am content with will take a long time but has anyone any suggestions where I should begin? >Has anyone out there gone back to ballet after such a long break? Hi, Though I can't exactly answer your question regarding getting back into ballet after a long absense, I can add to this subject somewhat. I spent the first 20 years of my life wanting to take ballet, but couldn't because of the social stigma of men in ballet (and my parents downright condemnation of the idea). It wasn't until I moved out on my own that I (with my wifes support) decided to fufill my desire. It took about 3 months of gathering up the nerve to take class (hesitant for some of the same reasons you mention regarding appearance), how I would look in tights and leotards etc. After much internal debate, I just decided "the hell with what folks might think about a guy (in tights) in ballet", I am just going for it. And, true EXACTLY what Basheva said, nobody said a word or stared etc. They were in fact, all too busy thinking about themselves and consentrating on the excercises that they didn't have time for anything else. I am 40 now (been in ballet 21 years now) and my only regret is I didn't start sooner. Just go do it, relax and have fun. Don't waste anymore time sweating the small stuff.-Peter Answers to this message: |
