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I want to start ballet….?
But I am thirteen. Is this too old to be just starting?
And I don’t want to have to perform, I just want to learn how to do ballet.
I told my dad I wanted to do ballet last night and he said it really screws up your feet.
But my friend today said unless you are in intense ballet things, you don’t need the block of wood in the shoes. I know this doesn’t make sense so…
Am I too old to start, and will it mess up my feet in any way?
Definitely not too old my best friend just stared 5 years ago at 16 and its actually better to start this late because your feet are more developed than a 5 year old
Hayley | Feb 07, 2010
You are certainly not too old to start ballet, unless you are aiming at a professional career (which, from what you wrote, I can safely say you are not). My friend’s mum started taking adult ballet classes two years ago, and she was forty years old back then, whereas another friend of mine decided to take classes around the same time. She was fifteen then, now seventeen, and she really shines in class. The teacher loves her and thinks she has a natural ability for ballet (although, from what I’ve seen, her turnout could be better).
Ballet will give you problems if you force your turnout (http://z.about.com/d/dance/1/G/f/0/-/-/t endufirst.jpg) which is bad for your knees and hips. But otherwise it’s perfectly safe if you are not practicing it at a very serious level (advanced level dancers who are dreaming of a career in ballet can sometimes dance up to eight hours a day, even more!).
Good luck ![]()
iBallet | Feb 07, 2010
its not too late and it wont mess up your feet
especially if your not wanting to perform then its definitely not too late. you can start at any age but you might just be in classes with kids much younger so you can learn the basics.
and i have danced since i was a little kid and i do a lot of ballet and so far my feet arent screwed up nor anyone elses i dance with. if your not going to be doing too much either than i dont think you have anything to worry about. if you did pointe then there would be more worry about wrecking your feet and i think thats what your friend might have been talking about. sometimes point shoes have wood at the toe part.
ballet will probably be good rather than bad. it will help with posture and everything and it can actually make your feet better.
why am i smiling? | Feb 07, 2010
1. you are never too old. i didnt start dancing until i was 12 almost thirteen. for me, i actualy think its a good thing when you start later because you can understand the excercises better than a 3 year old who is just starting. AKA you improve really fast
2. you don’t have to perform most likely. that would be a good thing to ask when looking at different studios. most studios have open or recreational classes that you dont have to perform or anyting some are even just drop in classes
3. it only screws up your feet if you are dancing "en pointe" (the shoes with the blocks of wood in then- its not acutally wood but whatever) this is where you are dancing on the vert tips of your toes and you will definitely not be doing this if you are a beginner. you have to train for a while before you go en pointe and if you are just doing classes casually it is possible you will never hav e to get these shoes if you dont want to.
DEFINITELY NOT TOO LATE, AND DEFINITELY WONT MESS UP YOUR FEET
actually it will make your feet way stronger- a good thing
hope this helps
handsomemanintights | Feb 07, 2010










