u/Turbulent_Value_4291

I danced my entire childhood - ballet, tap, jazz, and modern/contemporary later on - but stopped at 18 and took an 11 year break before starting again at 29. I’ve been practicing again for 2 years now and actually started teaching ballet at that same studio just a few months ago to pre-teens.

I had been feeling very confident in my dancing lately, so started to take hip hop (my biggest fear as a predominately ballet dancer) to do some immersion therapy, lol.

The studio I teach at just held a jazz funk master class with a very well known choreographer, which was open to everyone 13+, including adults. It was from 3-5 today, after I had taught two classes back to back before at 1-3.

Needless to say, I was WRECKED towards the end after 4 hours of dancing. It was very humbling to be dancing along side the amazing competition-level teens at the studio. I held my own for the first part and felt confident, but as my stamina declined, I got sloppier and more exhausted. Still a great experience, but it highlighted to me how different I feel in my body now as a 31 year old versus when I was a teen.

How are you all increasing your stamina as adults? are you doing any specific training outside of ballet/dance? What has been most effective? Appreciate any insights

Edit: had some typos I cleaned up

I currently work a remote corporate job as an event director for a large trade show company, which requires a good amount of travel. I make six figures. I’ve worked for this company for almost 10 years and am getting so drained from the constant stress. It’s at the point where I dread working and dread the travel.

I have been a life long recreational ballet dancer, and when I moved to my current city 2 years ago, started taking classes at local studio. I fell in love with the studio and was even approached my the owners to see if I’d be open to teaching ballet classes to their younger performance teams. I’ve been teaching for a few months and love it.

I was recently in casual conversation with one of the owners, who I’ve become close with, and mentioned I’m burnt out at my current day job and have been looking for something different. To my surprise, she said she has been needing a studio operations manager for some time but has held off hiring anyone because she’s had a hard time finding candidates that have strong business acumen. The owner is very entrepreneurial and has recently opened a 2nd location, partners with local arts programs, etc. She said she would love to have me in the role. I know my experience could help her scale her business, clean up operational processes, bring in new partnerships and revenue streams, etc, but it would be a significant pay cut. Like 35%. I am married, and my husband makes around what I would make at the studio. So we are a dual income household, but it would still be a significant cut. My husband is supportive of whatever I choose.

It would be great to work for a business I believe in and am passionate about, to make a difference in and feel more connected to my local dance community, to not have to travel for work, and still get to teach regularly (even increase how much I can teach).

Has anyone here changed careers and took a significant pay cut to work in a field they were passionate about? How did you feel about it? Was it worth it?

I’m not sure if this post fits this sub perfectly, but would love to see if anyone else here has done something similar.

I currently work a remote corporate job as an event director for large trade shows, which requires a good amount of travel. I make over six figures. I’ve worked for this company for almost 10 years and am getting so drained from the constant stress. It’s at the point where I dread working.

I have been a life long recreational ballet dancer, and when I moved to my current city 2 years ago, started taking classes at local studio. I fell in love with the studio and was even approached my the owners to see if I’d be open to teaching ballet classes to their younger performance teams. I’ve been teaching for a few months and love it.

I was recently in casual conversation with one of the owners, who I’ve become close with, and mentioned I’m burnt out at my current day job and have been looking for something different. To my surprise, she said she has been needing a studio operations manager for some time but has held off hiring anyone because she’s had a hard time finding candidates that have strong business acumen. The owner is very entrepreneurial and has recently opened a 2nd location, partners with local arts programs, etc. She said she would love to have me in the role. I know my experience could help her scale her business, clean up operational processes, bring in new partnerships and revenue streams, etc, but it would be a significant pay cut. Like 35%.

It would be great to work for a business I believe in and am passionate about, to make a difference in and feel more connected to my local dance community, to not have to travel for work, and still get to teach regularly (even increase how much I can teach).

Has anyone here made a significant career change to follow this passion of ours, dance? How did you feel about it? Was it worth it?

My doc prescribed me bupropion 75mg to start just last week, with the goal of getting me up to 150mg in a few weeks to see how I feel on it. I originally asked my doctor for ozempic, but she wanted to try this route instead, thinking I was emotionally eating or eating out of boredom, and since I don't have a ton of weight to lose.

Only a week in, and I think she was right,. My appetite has gone down because I don't think of food nearly as often. Already down 3lbs without trying after not budging for months prior.

But the most interesting side effect has been a clear, quiet brain. I've always had what I thought was anxiety - racing throughs, feeling like I had to rush all the time, frantically trying to do things - but now I wonder if all that was caused by some depression. I know they are two sides of the same coin, but never would have thought I had depression. I've had panic attacks years ago, so was a bit nervous to start this, but I haven't had anxiety at all. Instead all my anxious thoughts have subsided, and I feel like my brain can actually breath again.

I'm curious to know if anyone else has experienced this, and if they have a history of anxiety too, yet found Bupropion helpful. I'm so hopeful, it seems like a great change, I just hope it sticks!