Can i start contemporary dance at 15

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Previous Article Can you steer a soap box derby car? Next Article What is the most recognizable characteristic of late Baroque music? Back To Top. Starting ballet at 17 will not be too late because many ballet professionals argue that there is no specific age to learn ballet.

Ballet is a delightful art form and can be taken up by people of any age group. However, many adults choose to learn ballet as a leisure activity, which can keep them fit. While I dance other styles and not hip-hop, I often meet people in their 60s or even 70s that start learning to dance this or that, and I cheer for them everytime. Hip Hop Dance for Beginners. Hip Hop dance is great fun but very hard work if you want to dance well. Naturally it varies a lot from person to person.

Dance is a form of expression and there is no age limit to learn dance. As long as you have the passion its never too late. We also found an old Alvin Ailey I guess this is considered modern, rather than contemporary? I don't know what age they "should" be starting to learn Contemporary, but at the prepro DD will be starting at in the fall they begin Contemporary class at around 12 years old average age of the level that includes Contemporary in their class schedule.

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Paste as plain text instead. Only 75 emoji are allowed. Display as a link instead. Clear editor. Upload or insert images from URL. Followers 1. Reply to this topic Start new topic. Recommended Posts. Posted June 21, Link to comment. Victoria Leigh Posted June 21, NikkisMamma Posted June 22, Posted June 22, Posted June 23, Posted June 25, I am 16 and I want to dance contemporary.

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Can I start dancing contemporary at 16? Feb 08, Is it too late? Im 16 going on 17 tomorrow,i havent had any training with dance of any kind,but i would love to learn how to dance in contemporary and tango,its one of my passions,but where do i start?? Feb 09, Reply to Andrea C. You will find it through the following link: Contemporary dance for beginners There's also a link in this same page, just above, within my answer to the first question of this thread.

That link will take you to our directory of schools, where you can search for possible places to start taking your classes. I can provide you with the information about contemporary dance, as that is the topic of my website. Unfortunately, I don't have much specific information about Tango classes yet, so you will need to continue searching in the web and offline for that type of dance.

I also recommend you to browse over the entire section about questions from beginners. You might find related information that can possibly help you and you can also share with others that are in the same moment as you are. Good luck with your search! Warm regards, Maria. Apr 12, Is it too late to learn dance at 20? Apr 12, Answer from Maria by: Maria Hi there! It is not too late to start dancing at 20 years old neither, but as with all careers, that also depends on your own general abilities for dancing and art.

In any case, if you want to do this professionally, you will have to work hard. Please read my answer to the first question of this thread, because it also applies to you.

You will find it above, at the beginning of this page. And I'm also sure that the following two threads will be of help for you: Is it too late to succeed professionally in the dance world? Contemporay dance for beginners Best dancing! Feb 22, can i start dancing at 9 by: can i start dancing at 9 because I can't even do a cartwheel,splits and handstand please help me. Feb 22, Maria's reply by: Maria Sure you can.

But make yourself sure that the classes are for your age and level. You should not take classes that are more advanced. Apr 01, Flexibility by: Dan Hi!

I am 16 and I want to start contemporary dancing in a few months. How long will it take me to become really flexible? Apr 01, Maria's reply by: Maria Dear Dan, Flexibility is a physiological condition that can be improved, but it usually takes a long time. Depending on your physiognomy, you may gain one or two centimeters per year on a muscle, if you practice daily. Yet, enormous flexibility is not strictly necessary for contemporary dance, as it is for ballet, for example.

That depends a lot on the aesthetical projects you work on. Jul 08, Start comtemporary dance at 16? I have done gymnadtics most of my life so I am really flexible and can do many acro. Also I've done modern dance, tap and jazz, but never ballet and I'm kinda worried. Jul 10, Maria's reply by: Maria Hi there! Yes, you can start at If you want to know more, read the first reply I wrote above, at the beginning of this chat.

It applies to your case. Aug 06, Imformations by: Anonymous Hi! My name is yousra, where i live there is no dance schools, i'm 16 and i really want to start dancing contemporary, please is there any chance to learn it from free sites?

Just be careful and remember to warm up before trying to do difficult things. Nov 15, hello xx by: Anonymous Hello xx I am 12 and I have always loved dancing since u was 3 but I could never get classes as we were quite poor but now I can. I want to do modern,contemporary,ballet or acro but am I too old to become flexible?

Nov 16, Maria's reply by: Maria Hi there! Flexibility can be gained, whatever your age, but the process is slow. Please read my reply at the following chat to understand better: How to be more flexible XXX. Feb 14, starting dance at 18 to get professional by: 17 I am 18 years old and I started taking dance lessons for hip hop and contemporary at I already knew bollywood pretty well. But I could not focus on dance in the past two years as much as I wanted to.

Now that I am finally going to get free of my other commitments I am pretty sure that I can give a lot of attention to dance. If I start working really hard now,will I be able to be a professional?

Both my teachers tell me that I have a lot of potential. I have also gained strength and sense of motion and balance. I am naturally very flexible because of my hypermobility syndrome and already have mastered my splits,oversplits, handstand,cartwheel,and most of the other basic and some intermediate stuff for contemporary and hip hop.

But I am too afraid that starting so late and focusing on 2 dance forms at the same time is going to cost me a lot Feb 15, Maria's reply by: Maria Dear 17, It may take you a lot of work, yes. If you focus on learning one dance genre only, it may be easier indeed.

Yet, you can start with both genres and depending on how things go, you may decide how to continue in the future. Being a dancer is difficult, regardless of the age you start at. Mar 01, should my daughter do ballet by: Erin My daughter has been dancing for 2 years now she does modern,acro and lyrical her posture and leaps aren't so strong should she take up ballet to improve her leaps and posture or will it improve later as she progresses. Mar 04, Maria's reply by: Maria Dear Erin, Ballet can be very helpful to improve the dancing skills needed for modern dance, acro and lyrical.

It may help, if the class and method taken are appropriate for the level of the student.