well the only thing i can suggest is dont be ashamed about it! dont act as if your passion is a weird thing. Enjoy it, if your good at you will gain respect.. dont be to worried about what other people think.. just take things really lightly if your mates start teasing you about ballet just tell them it gets the ladies and that your just jealous you don't have this skill.just act really casual about. still act all manly and whatever. just be like "yer i do ballet. so??" maybe you should also take up a sport as well to help balance it out, for example footy, rugby, soccor and b-ball. whatever really as long as it's not netball or something like that. try to proove to your mates that ballet isnt a girl only thing. As far as the ladies go i guess your js going through a rough patch (a dry season) try changing where you look for girls. try a different dating pool if you know what i mean. just try to show tha ladies that Ballet is like acrobatics and the strength and training involved. the more manly you make it sound the better for you. k i think iv run out of ideas for the moment, any ways i hope this helps good luck mate =)[/i]