For all ballet dancers...?

Question:dont you HATE it when people who dont dance judge ballet and think that its for babies!?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: dont you HATE it when people who dont dance judge ballet and think that its for babies!?

Yeah that is so true, I hate it too! I've played football a lot at my school, you get to wear pads,helmets, and get drinks whenever you want, and they don't really have to have much form, and people think that its harder than ballet. Most of them are just weirdos who want to put people down to feel better about themselves. My school is very competitive with stuff like that, so I have gained 'tough skin'. Really, all that I say to people like that is, 'lets see you jump on your toes for 5 1/2 hours while all your muscles are engaged and see what you think is harder.' then they walk away. But yes, I defiantly do hate it when people say things like that, because ballet isn't easy, or girly!

HA. Ballet can be tougher than anyone thinks; so they can just shut their mouths. Let them get out there and try it..it probably wouldn't be a scene you would want to watch.

well diont dance ballet but i think its a very good sport and requires alot of talent! You are a gifted person if you know how to dance ballet

It's because most people who have danced ballet took a few lessons when they were little because their mom's thought it would be cute. to stick with it and actually dance ballet the way it should be danced is exhausting and the best leg workout I have ever found.
if people tell you they think its for babies, invite them to participate in a class or buy them a ballet workout video. that'll show them.

Yes, I hate it, but my dance teacher has always told me that the illusion that it's effortless makes people think it actually IS. It shows that professionals are doing their job!

I agree...I take Pointe/ballet and let me tell you it's hard work....especially since I'm such a klutz

well i dont do ballet but i think it's one of the hardest dances to master. It requires such coordination, flow, balance, control and the stretching of muscles that not a lot of dances require. Maybe they're not thinking right bcuz blood is not getting to the right places on these people's brains

Yeah totally!!!! Maybe they should try it some time if it's so easy! Just because we wear pretty stuff and look graceful doesn't mean we're weaklings!

I AGREE! Wow, man I hate those persons who claims that ballet sucks and is for small girls in pink tutu's. **** them. There is only one thing to say to that: When people says such crap, they have certainly NOT tried dancing ballet!!

It makes me want to beat them with my pointe shoes.

yes... i absolutely hate it. i take ballet 3 times a week and people are like why do you do that its such a waste of time. i mean come on, show me a real athelete that can do all those pieroettes and go on pointe, i haven't seen tony romo in pointe shoes. and they think its so girly? oh yea how about breaking your toe while preforming, all the blisters on your feet, your feet constantly in pain, your knees hurt from all the jumping, come on? who else would put the tears behind them and keep going? honestly do not say dance is not a sport or hard unless you have tried it.

yes, its s common

it used to really bug me, but now it just makes me laugh. the people who do that have NO IDEA what it takes to dance - the dedication, hours, physical effort etc. i rejected an invitation to go out one weekend coz i had rehearsals and my friend gave me this weird look like "oh, you still dance? don't people give that up in elementary school?". i laughed.