Hi everyone,
I was invited to trial adults grade 6 at RAD and I’m a bit nervous that my level will be too below the class level. I’ve been attending beginner 2 lessons at another ballet school for around 6 months, 2x a week. The class is with royal ballet dancers as teachers so I’ve heard from others it’s a bit harder than standard beginner 2. Is grade 6 too advanced for me?
Hi everyone,
Obviously I don’t mean being a prima ballerina! but I’ve been taking lots of ballet classes and listening to ballet podcasts, videos, etc and I’m slowly falling in love with not only the dance but the community! I’m wondering whether there’s anything I can do in this space professionally in a few years - such as assistant teaching, costume design, coreo assistance, backstage, or even finance/accounting jobs 😂 although anything closer to the actual dance would be amazing.
I have a job in finance but would love to one day to something closer to my passions, and wondering whether any of that is possible! I’m 28 for reference.
This goes out to everyone who struggles to keep consistency at the gym and overeat due to stress or dopamine-seeking behaviour. I was you just short 6 months ago. I struggled with my weight for 5 years, REALLY wanting it gone but never being able to keep a consistently healthy diet or going to the gym. I had no motivation, would basically only focus on work, and was known as a night owl because I’d stay awake super late, eating trash as “treats” and then sleeping until 1 pm on weekends. I got to 95kg as a 5’5” woman which is classified as obese. I never understood why everyone found it easier to go to the gym 2x a week and not eat sugar or fast food, and I just really felt terrible about myself. Like I was never going to be able to change this.
It started with group classes in virtually anything. Pilates, barre, tennis, etc..anything where I had to book in advance and there was someone there “waiting” for me, guiding me through the exercises and other people to compare myself to and my “progress”. Still, it wasn’t 100% consistent but at least I managed to show up 1x a week most weeks.
Then in January, I signed up for group lessons at my local ice rink. SUPER rogue. What was I doing there as a 27 y/o obese woman? I just told my brain to shut up and try it though. I met a coach there who was really nice, started taking 1x a week private lesson with her at 7 am (!!) before work. I got moved up levels and felt really good about my progress, started coming more often before work (6:30-7:30 am, something I never had the motivation to do before). I started cross-training in ballet and gym (!!) to accelerate the skating, and going to the rink even earlier! I integrated it into my life and made my life fit around it. I started becoming less interested in sugar because my daily dose of dopamine started being met.
I kept on training and focusing on progress, and now my training load is over 20h+ a week, I wake up at 5:30 am most days, and eat mostly at home, making sure I hit my collagen, vitamins and protein targets 😂
I never in a billion years thought that’d be me, so I’m sharing in case this helps anyone. Just find what captures your interest and invest in yourself and your hobbies! It’s not silly, and you’re not too old. Just start!
PS: but also 20h+ weekly of sports training (figure skating, ballet, and gym).