Guest summer1221 Posted September 24, 2002 Report Share Posted September 24, 2002 hi everyone! This is my first message. Anyways I started ballet really late when I was 13. I am now 14. And I want to take more classes a week to improve. So is going to a performing arts school a good idea? And if so does anyone know any good schools in the southeren California area? Thanks a lot if you can help! Link to comment
Administrators Victoria Leigh Posted September 24, 2002 Administrators Report Share Posted September 24, 2002 Welcome to the Young Dancers' forum, Summer! Starting late is difficult, so, the more classes you can get, the better. If you can attend a performing arts high school, and also take ballet in a professional school, that would be the best way to try and catch up! Link to comment
Rubies Posted September 28, 2002 Report Share Posted September 28, 2002 Try Westside Ballet School. I think it's down near Santa Monica. Also, Ballet Pacifica. Link to comment
Guest ballet princess Posted November 12, 2002 Report Share Posted November 12, 2002 I'm a new member so sorry i couldn't answer u sooner. But i'm also 14 and I just started attending a performing arts high school in NY. But not all schools require a lot of experience. It may be hard for you that you're still a beginner, but some schools really look for potential. So I would say........ if you love dance , go 2 the audition and see how it goes! Good luck!! Ballerina Princess Link to comment
Administrators Victoria Leigh Posted November 12, 2002 Administrators Report Share Posted November 12, 2002 Ballet Princess, we speak English here on Ballet Talk! No teenspeak or computer-eeze please! Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted November 12, 2002 Report Share Posted November 12, 2002 I'd like to add that a rigorously-pursued course of homeschooling can free up considerable non-standard times to allow a student to pursue classes at times not available to many public or private school students. Link to comment
Guest dance4life87 Posted November 12, 2002 Report Share Posted November 12, 2002 Im homeschooled and I know, that if I wasn't, then I wouldn't be taking as many classes as I am now:) Mel, what do you mean when you say a professionalballet school? I didn't know that you could go to a professional ballet school at young ages, I thoguht that you had to audition to get into them? Link to comment
Administrators Victoria Leigh Posted November 12, 2002 Administrators Report Share Posted November 12, 2002 Professional schools include the schools attached to professional companies, such as Boston Ballet, SAB, Houston Academy, Washington School of Ballet, SF Ballet, etc., etc. It also includes the full time academies like Harid, NCSA, Kirov Academy (Now Universal Academy I understand), SAB, etc. In other words schools which have a professional faculty and a major class program of classical ballet technique, as opposed to competition schools, recital schools, and the like, which have once and twice a week classes in a lot of different forms of dance. Link to comment
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