the male dancer all you need for ballet & dance for beginners & advanced register for free now !  de - en - es - nl tribute for all women Users online: 47 [ Forum ]  [ New messages ] Name (register):  Password registered user:  Email address (optional):  Subject:  Text formatting:                     [i]As I mentioned in my posting to Modern Man, above, and as Dance Guy mentioned, below, building the arms can be achieved with simple hand weights, and Dance Guy is right, building up the number of repetitions, over time, is more important than the amount of weight. Do push-ups, too.<p>Also remember the cardiovascular stuff for endurance.<p>BUT, as I said above, lifts are much more than strength. Body positioning and balance are important.<p><br>Your Question 2 is a lot harder. <p>29-years-old is not too old to start ballet. However, if you want to be a professional in a MAJOR company, you have to be realistic....if you don't have other, strong dance training from early years, a major company will be out of the question. Regional companies will be just as "picky." BUT, there are a lot of small, local companies that might have interests, if you can be happy with the Podunk Ballet. (I would!)<p>I don't buy that "it takes 8 years" crap. Everybody is different. It depends on the time you have to invest and the enthusiasm with which you pursue ballet.<p>What are your goals in ballet?<p>BalletMaster<br><br><br>[/i] URL of own homepage (optional):  Name of homepage (without the homepage will not show!):  URL of a picture (optional):       Tags for smilies [neener]   [lurk]   [fire]   [grmpf-blue]   [grmpf-red]   [grmpf]   [brood-blue]   [brood-lilac]   [brood-red]   [brood]   [heart-pink]   [heart]   [kiss]   [normal]   [oh-lilac]   [acidic-red]   [oh]   [acidic-lilac]   [acidic-red]   [acidic]   [smile-orange]   [smile]   [pointed]   [updown]   [twinkle]