i dance 10 1/2 to 11 1/2 hours a week! and in the summer i usually spend an hour or so each day [if i can] dancing 2 music or making up a dance routine 2 songs! ♥♥♥ballagirl11♥♥♥
smsgirl12~ the key thing about pointe is how strong ur ancles r. they need 2 b strong enough 2 support u and it just depends how old u r. i wuz 10 when i went on pointe b/c my ancles were strong enough then. ur studio just has its own opinion and in my opinion most people r ready 4 pointe when they r 10, 11, or 12. ♥♥♥ballagirl11♥♥♥
sugarsweet123 If you practice hard you will get it . I had been in the situation to when i didnt even now how to do one. my teacher put it in our dance It was tough but you will get it i promise. Rockinrobin9
Does anyone here watch dance on sunset?I luv that show and their fresh squeezed dances!I watched last nights show I really like it does anyone watch it? ~ms2cute4u
i have a tap duet for the first time and the recital is this sunday!!!!! I love my costume!! It is like a short purple dress with a purple leotard. and it has a pink blue orange and yellow boa on the bottom. we also have boas to hold. Write to me!!!!!!
waterdancer i know how it feels , i did ballet for 8 years . I had to wear alote of lipstick to blot we had to kiss the wall. there were a bunch of marks on the wall. P.S funny huh.
My dance classes ended yesterday!! so sad! but it will be nice to have a break! at least i'll be doing the summer intensive [thats what its called!] at my ballet school for 2 weeks in the summer!
hip hop is a class that isnt part of the studio, but you can take the class there if you dont take regular classes there or if you do [am i making sence 2 u guys???]
we dont have acro or any type of ballroom dance
♥♥♥ballagirl11♥♥♥
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kgdg~ u have 2 choose just 1!!! I personally would choose ballet b/c it is the base 4 the other 1s!!! if i could choose 2 i would put ballet & lyrical! its ur decision so do whatever u feel like ur called 2 do! hope i could help! ♥♥♥ballagirl11♥♥♥
I love dancing!!! All type. I go on pointe and i dance hip hop and jazz and acro and lyrical. But i have a dilemma. I'm not sure if i should put it in the advice club or here but i just got the sign up form and i don't know what to choose. I love ballet, cheer/tumbling, acro, lyrical, jazz AND hip hop. I just can't decide and they're due nxt tues.!!!! Please help me!!!
I love ballet! I love doing grand-jetes! I really want to pointe but at my dance studio you have to be like 15, unless you start ballet when you are 2! Also, what do your ballet shoes look like? Do you sew the strap across or in a x? I sew mine in a x! Click on the Heart if you dance for more that 20 min. each week!
Everyone, on the last day of school we have dress rehearsal for our recital. And I have to be there from 3:00-9:30. Because I have the lead roll. Pointe♥ P.S. Any tips on how to keep myself from getting bored backstage?
dancerqtpie24, Your ballet outfit sounds sooo adorable!! The last recital I was in our ballet costume was just like this poufy black and white cupcake looking thing actually it really didn't look like a cupcake but it was still weird! LOL
OMG! I am so excited! Next year I can try out for Clara! My teacher says that I'm the best 1 in the class! Too bad they took Clara off pointe shoes!!!!!!!!! I wanted to wear them!
bsggirls07, OK this is hard. Have you tried to tell her that ballet really connects to acting. And tell her that this is what you really want to do. Good Good Good Luck!!! Pointe♥ P.S. Tell me what happens!
it would b sooooo coolieo 2 b clara in the nutcracker!!! 1 of my friends (older by a year) was clara in last years nutcracker!!! i got 2 b in her cast 2!!!
so in one of my last entries i said how i had to sew on the straps of my ballet slippers. well dont u hate that??? its soo anoying!!!! for those of u who hav never sewed them then just try sewing through leather and a thich strap. it took sooo long!!!! watever i finished lol.
ok here is what i have to do for dance and for how long! fri: 630-10 sat: 1-4 (or something i really don't know the time yet) and i am going to Poland to performe in front of a thousands of people and were leaving on July 13 and coming back on August 4! ihave to dance for a week for like 4hrs/day!! do you have any tips for getting better and what to bring? please help love you always ~*BSGl123*~ xoxo
Sorry I didn't catch you up; I was just too busy. My mom said I can do dance in fall, but I want to do ballet, and she wants me to do tap for acting (cause I like to act). I've tried to tell her that even though ballet is more work, I would want to do it, but she still says tap. Help!
So I got my ballet slippers. They are so nice. I mean there like any other ballet slipper but still its nice to have a new pair. You know? I cant wear them yet because I still have to sew on the straps.
wats up???? I LOVE LOVE LOVE dance. In a couple of hours I am gonna go to a dance shop to get new ballet slippers because mine are way to small. Also not to brag but this is my first year of taking jazz and I have a solo in the recital!!!!!!!!! Im so excited! My ballet recitall is a military dance. It's so cool we wear leotards that on top have red and white stripes and a sailor collar. The bottom is blue and on the part of the blue that is on my stomach there is 4 stars. Then we have these HUGE blue tutus that are pinned to our leotards. We wear pink tights and pink ballets slippers. We also have white sailor hats that are so cute. For my jazz dance I am doing a slumber party dance. I wear a spaggheti strap top that has a ruffly trim and a pink stripe with glitter down the middle. I also wear dark blue capris with a flower print. We have tan tights black jazz shoes and a white bow above our buns.
dancerwtpie, Be honest with ur mom and tell her all teens or preteens need 2 wear a bra 2 the recital. Maybe then she'll give in! Hope I helped! -bsgmea13
Well I am gonna go to ballet in like an hour. But yesterday I had jazz and another ballet class and we got our costumes. Mine are so cute I ♥♥♥ sooo much! But I have one problem. See I want to wear a bra under my costume but i dont own any strapless. How do I ask my mom? I'm afraid she will say I don't need one. HELP!!!! My recital is soon. And in the info sheet it says all teens or preteens need to wear bras. HELP HELP HELP!!!!
oh my goddness!!! i just had practice 4 our spring concert yesterday from 4:30 - 8:00!!! 3 1/2 hours!!!!! 2 day i have it 4 2 hours!!! on Sunday is the concert!!! yay!!! i'm sooo xcited!!!
PointeShoe101 & WaterDancer~ sure i will b ur guys friend!!! and i do perfer lambs wool!!! 2 make ur arms pretty, round ur elbow, elongate ur fingers, & keep them low!!!
I love to dance .If i had to give up dance it would really be sad. I'm on a company team and we compete in florida. Competing is cool because you can meet new people , and get awards. If you love love love to dance press the heart or if you dance. Ps dance has to be the second most important thing in life.
"Dance like no one is watching and some day you will be come a pro dancer." ~ Malena Fisher
i have been dancing 4 12 years and it never gets old 2 me i luv it!! my pet peave is when peeps say dancing isn't a sport because it SO is just as much as cheerleading!! id like to see a cheerleader try a arabesque into a fuete!! so 4 all those people who think dancing is not a sport THINK AGAIN!! go 2 one class and c if u get a work out!!
Oh Yah PointeShoe101, I can still do whole dances from like two years ago So yes I do remember most of the ballet moves I may not be able to perform them as well though. Hopefully I will catch on.
Hey I need some advice, I am going to a new dance studio in August and I am really nervous. I wouldn't be as nervous but it's the best dance studio in town and I haven't taken Ballet in a year. So does anyone have advice about how to build my muscles and get ready. and also does anyone have advice about not knowing ANYONE at the studio. please help me.
Hey Pointeshoe101! OMG we are friends,I have been waiting to see how long it would take you, apparently not that long!!! My feet hurt so bad 2da! I don't like gel pads! I need 2 buy more lambs...
WaterDancer, I totally want to be friends. I was going to ask you. But I didn't get a chance. I use gel pads, but I prefer lambs wool. PointeShoe101 TTYL
I really want to get into company, does anybody have some tips for a ballet company! I especially need tips on making arms pretty! Ballagirl11 do you have any tips? Also will you be my friend??
**PART OF MESSAGE FOR BALLAGIRL11** Hey everybody! Watup?? I am wondering... Do any of you ballet company members have any tip on getting IN to company. Hey I sew my pointes w/ floss too! Cool!! ballagirl11 will you be my friend? Also do u have any tips?? 1 more thing does nebody have some great dance stories?
Wanna be friends? I will tell you a bit about myself. I am in grade five, live in the USA, like to read, talk, and smile, have a sister who I share this account with, like to act, and really want to start taking dance. Bye!
skyywriter1011- u don't need a partner; they pair u up once u start. I don't take ballroom, but my friend does and u don't need a partner. Go 4 it! -bsgmea13☺
i am i dance FANATIC I LOVE IT LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE IT I MEAN I COULD DANCE 4EVR AND EVR CLIK THE HEART!
Next year I will be on pointe! my aunt is my dance teacher at my studio. the main teacher and my aunt go way back. She used to teach my aunt! Ironic, right?
Bsggirls07, You should take dance lessons.They are so much fun. Talk to your mom about seeing the dance schools in your area. Try to show her that you are serious about it.When she sees that you are serious Im sure she will help you.
Well, make sure you are looking at different companies around your area and see when you need to register for lessons. If your mom is still not letting you go ask her why. Good Luck!
I really would love to take dance lessons, but there is one small problem. I am known for quitting dance lessons (I joined a weird dance class when little -if you could even call it dance, it was so weird- and I quit). My mom keeps saying that she'll let me take dance lessons, but I never end up actually taking them. Any advice here?
ballagirl11~ Thanks for the great tips!!! I go to ballet 4 days a week. In all I am there 6 hours. I thought I was the only one who sewed my pointe shoes with floss.
i wuz in my ballet schools production of the Nutcracker!!! (it is a professional ballet school w/ professional dancers!) i have been in it 4 4 years. i have been an angel, drosselmeyer helper (drossies 4 short!), polichinelle or the person from mother ginger's skirt(poli 4 short!), and party girl (person @ clara's christmas party!)
1. use either lambs wool or lambs wool pads, stay AWAY from the gel pads!!!
2. duck tape works really well for toes that get blisters really easily. dont use the medical tape, it comes off easily!!!
3. when sewing on the ribbons, put them next 2 the little line thing where its sewed on the side (its ok if ya dont kno what im talking about!!!) and dont sew all the way thru 2 the outside of them, just the inside fabric!!!
4. as they wear down, cut the fabric off of the top of the box (where u stand on pointe) it will make it not have a bunch of stray pieces coming off (that could make u slip & fall)
5. ALWAYS make sure u r all the way on ur box!!!
these r just some of my tips!!! ask me any question if ya want 2 kno more!!!
PointeShoe101~ OMG YES i sew my pointe shoes w/ floss!!! it works soooo well!!! and it keeps ur shoes minty fresh!!! ha ha ha (thats an inside joke i have w/ my ballet friends!!!)
i do: 4 ballet classes a week 3 pointe classes a week 1 modern class a week 1 character class a week..... oh yeah i also have: 2 rehearsal classes a week 4 our spring show/showcase
ballet class- 1 1/2 hours pointe class- 1/2 hour modern class- 1 hour character class- 1 hour first rehearsal- around 1 hour (maybe more) second rehearsal- 2 hours
PHEW!!! thats a lot of dancing!!! 11 1/2 hours a week PS the first rehearsal is during 1 ballet class & 1 pointe class
Actually it wuz me who wrote that comment!!! I swear... wait its not good 2 swear... anyway i wrote that comment!!!
i do: 4 ballet classes a week 3 pointe classes a week 1 modern class a week 1 character class a week..... oh yeah i also have: 2 rehearsal classes a week 4 our spring show/showcase
ballet class- 1 1/2 hours pointe class- 1/2 hour modern class- 1 hour character class- 1 hour first rehearsal- around 1 hour (maybe more) second rehearsal- 2 hours
PHEW!!! thats a lot of dancing!!! 11 1/2 hours a week PS the first rehearsal is during 1 ballet class & 1 pointe class
I love dancing! I take this ballroom dance class, and i hope to be on Dancing With The Stars! It would be so cool, don't ya think? Click on the heart to agree!!
stylinchic, look into studios that offer scholarships. my sister takes so many classes that she does one class on scholarship. most of the time you have to write an essay on what dance means to you or you have to do something else but i suggest you try it. good luck!
i love dance! i take 2 ballet classes and 1 jazz each week. i always put the most effort into everything i do when i dance because classes are expensive. whenever we have a quick break to get water or the teacher is practicing with someone else i am always working on steps. it pays off because i improved soooo sooo much and i have a small solo with three other girls in my jazz dance!!!!
i would love to take ballet lessons and hip hop classes it's just that my mom never have enough money so everytime i think about it i cry because i know if i have a opportunty to take classes i would do so much effort in it
OMG! I love to dance. I take classes twice a week the rest of the time I playing soccer but when I have music class all I do is close my eyes and make up a dance becaus ewho wants to stare at a whole bunch of little lines I can't even understand even though I LUV music to. people say that ballet is wierd but I love it
hey dance is so much fun i recommend try you first year with a friend so it isn't so scary, because so people get very into it ♥♥♥♥ but soooooo much fun
I really want to take dance but no new classes start until September! Some people I know take serious dance sometimes twice a day! One of them even tried out for the national ballet of canada! I have taken dance before for 4 years but I was really young and haven't picked it up since. I just read ballet shoes and it was an awesome book.
hey i know this isnt dance, but it kinda has 2 do with it-i really like to figure skate and figure roller blade, does anyone have any tips on figure skating? and can anyone give me tips on doing the backwards crossovers and an axle??? THANX!
The kinds of dances I take are Ballet, Pre-Pointe (getting ready to go on pointe), tap, jazz, lyrical, and gymnastics. Next year I'm thinking of trying hip-hop!
Right now dance is my life! I'm trying my very hardest to get into my studio's dance company! And I've been dancing for 10 years and I'm only 12. On Tuesdays I dance from 5:00-8:30! And on Mondays 5:00-6:30
HAYY IVE BEEN DOIN doi a thing called caisthenics for 10 years n im 11 wow i have like 220 medals and i LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 2 DANCE love yas mwa mwa bye xoxox
i started dancing when i was in grade 2 and now ia m in grade 8 so... 7yrs and when i was in grade 2 i started doing ballet and then stopped and then in grade 4 i started doing polish dance ~BSGlover123~
ok... maybe im not good at cultural dancing or dosi-do's. but in hip hop im numba 1.well see there is 2 types of dancing- dancin with the words or dancin with the beat. if ur just goofin off dance to the words. such as if thier is a break up song act emmotional, hard rock, then add some jumping and head bobbing.thats one way or if ur in a dance off or just wanna impress somebody id go with the flow. if a song like kiss kiss is on then do alot of soulder pops and body rolls.another example, the song low do alot of sharp motions and hip rotation. or a song like feedback then do a lot of smooth motions and stuff. ur funky monkey, urlilathlete
Hey guys! i have been dancing since i was 3(thats 10 years) and have been competing for 2 years. i take tap,jazz, hip-hip,ballet, and musical theater. i absolutly love to dance and wouldn't give it up for anything in the world! love ya!
I love to Dance I have been dacing since I was 2 and have not stoped I'm 10 now.I do Balle,Jaz,HipHop,and Tap. Im starting point next year. And my Grandma takes me shoping when she picks me up. Fashion,style,and shoping is my other favorite. Luv Ya
kdgirl~ when u go on 2 releve dont make ur knees turn in instead try focusing on turning (or rotating) your legs out. if its ur ancles that r not turned out then try 2 keep ur balance on the ball of ur foot (or not just leaning towards ur big toe) Hope that helps!!! XOXO & ♥ ballagirl11
GOOD NEWS guys!!! no 1 knew it wuz acutally blood on my tights!!! 2 day they just asked me where i wuz 4 the rest of class!!! i just said i wuz feeling sick!!! and they believed me!!! at least that little incident didnt ruin my life!!! XOXO & ♥ ballagirl11 PS do u guys have any funny ballet stories???
hey ya'll (im not country, im just saying that!) so i got my peroid in dance class 2 day!!! (ive had it b4) it came through my tights and my teacher said "u need 2 go 2 the bathroom right?" so i rushed 2 the bathroom and stayed there until class wuz over!!! that wuz 30 minutes!!! OMG soooo embarassing!!! but it will all blow over by 2morrow!!! (at least i hope!!! ) (at least i dont have any boys in my class!!!) PHEW!!! XOXO & ♥ ballagirl11
I love dancing! I do jazz, pre pionte, tap, lyrical, gymnatics, hip hop and i have to learn Swing Dancing for a musical i am doing. I can do toe touchs, high kicks, splits, backsrpings, and I can almost to a arial. I mainly started dance because of acting!
I take dance lessons every Monday! I just love to dance. my mom asked me if I wanted to quit after the dance recital and i said'No way! i love to dance.' I want to take hip hop class. I saw their dance at the dance recital when i wasn't dancing and it was awesome. I like the recitals bettr than the practices.
I've been dancing since I was two. It's awesome! I take Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Acro, Lyrical, Pre-Pointe, and Performance Group. I can go all the way down in both sides of my split. I also almost have my aerial and my back handspring!
fleur11~ thats y there is an 11 at the end of ballagirl 2!!! 11 is also my fav #!!! i am always #11 in school!!! it is soo weird!!! XOXO & ♥ ballagirl11
I've been dancing since i was two too! I love it and I haven't stopped and I;ve stayed at the same place for that time. I take modern, tap, jazz, and ballet. 2 hours! I can do an AWESOME split!
I've been dancing since I was two. Now I'm doing 2 hours of dance, one of ballet, and one of jazz. It is BRUTAL! But I'm so glad I'm flexible, splits are really easy for me!! (I can go down all the way on both legs.) Have an awesome week!
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Because I have the lead roll. 
