u/Sagittarius-serpenta

I started ballet pretty recently as a complete adult beginner in my early 30s. I started going to a ballet studio near me regularly once a week recently, I want to go more often to practice but their class schedule on weekdays don't really work with my work schedule:( So I want to buy a ballet barre at home for practice. And since I'm a little bit overweight so I care a lot for stability. I googled for some recommendations, and I saw brand like Vita Barre and PrimaBarre several times, but I don't know are they really great or those are just Google ads. Also the portable barre in Amazon ranging from less than $60 to more than $300. So I'm a bit confused, on what price range can I expect a good quality barre? For expensive ones, are there actually noticeable difference for beginner? Is there any product you think it's super steady and well made that you can recommend? THX

I'm 32 and I just started doing ballet. The first ballet class I attended before is a free trail class, so I just practice with the students of beginner level ii class. They already know the terms and I found it's hard to keep up with them sometimes. I gonna sign up to a new beginner class now. Is there anything I need to know ahead? Like the ballet terms and etc? Will the teachers explain each terms? And what if my current body condition (not very flexible) can't do some positions? I don't want to feel left behind

I never danced before lol. I've been trying to get more active and lose some weight, but I really don't enjoy gym...So I decided to try something more fun, like dancing, and I try a beginner ballet class at a dance studio near me. I was a bit nervous when I walked in cause the ladies there all look more experienced, although it's a beginner class. And they look much fitter. But they look nice and just focus on their own things so I relaxed a lot after the class started. The teacher is cool, she knew I'm new here so she explained some of the ballet terminology in details when I looked lost, correct my posture and etc. I was actually enjoying it.

I def want to keep going, I have a busy full time job on weekdays though. I'm target to do it once or twice a week. But should I go there more often? And can ballet actually help with losing weight? And what change should I expect if I keep practicing for over a year?