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Question: As a dancer, do you need ballet to improve in other types of dance tap, jazz, etc!?
i used to take ballet, but now i quit several years ago!. do i need to take it to improve in other types of dance!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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I've been dancing for 15 years and I began with ballet at the age of 3!. I've continued onto pointe and it has become fairly easy for me!.!.!.!.i also take jazz, hip hop, lyrical, modern, and tap and theyre pretty simple for me too!.!.!.I would say "no" to your question just because a lot of my friends are dancers as well and they dont have a ballet background!.!.!.but some of the pieces and moves are harder for them than for me because of my ballet!.!.!.i would take ballet for a couple of months just to get the basics back into your body!.!.!.then try other types of dance! I'm sure you'll do just fine =)

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Yes, yes, yes! Ballet helps so much in almost every other kind of dance!. Of course you can improve without it, but its going to be hard!. Ballet will teach you how to hold yourself and help you build muscles!. I have been dancing for 11 years and the only reason that I have gotten where I am now is ballet!. In my school you had to take ballet to take advanced level jazz!. I am so happy that I did, because I would have been completely lost without it!.

And as to ballet being boring - that's NOT true!. In the beginning it is hard and it does hurt, but it really is worth it!. Sometimes classical music can get tedious, but only some teachers use it (my teacher hates it, so we're dancing to Bon Jovi)!.

I really suggest taking ballet, even if it's only for a year or so!. It really does help a lot!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Being a fellow dancer, I would definitely say YES! I never took ballet, and its the biggest regret I have!. Not only does it teach you the fundamentals, it helps you improve in every aspect of dance since its the base of all styles of dance!. I wish I would have taken more ballet!. I wouldn't specialize in it, but I think it would have helped me a lot in the long run!Www@QuestionHome@Com

I used to be a dancer and I would love to get back into it!. Fear is stopping me but I will be taking a class very soon from now!. Its been so long!.

I know a lot of people are going to dislike this one!.

I have done Ballet and it is more boring than boring!. Its saddening when people believe that you need to be classically trained in Ballet in order to be a good dancer!. That is the dumbest thing I have ever heard!.
For some reason people are brainwashed into believing that Ballet is the foundation of all dances!. Ballet is boring and it does not have any movement to it!. I don't even consider it real dancing!.

I don't think you need to take it to improve in other types of dance!. Sorry, I honestly believe you don't!. I am not one of those brainwashed people who think boring no rhythmn Ballet is the foundation of all dances!.

But based on the brainwashed teachers, choreographers etc!.!.!. they may think you do need to be trained in ballet!.

I have done Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Hip hop, Modern, African (which I believe is the mother of all dances thats my opinion and I am entitled to it) I love me some African dance!. I have done extremely well in all!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I take ballet and modern, and taking ballet definetely helps alot! It helps with flexibility, technique, and just understanding of dance!. I would say if u can, definetely take ballet again!. You will also have alot of fun, and maybe end up liking it more than your other kinds of dance!.

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Yes, it'd probably be helpful to your technique, flexibility, and be a foundation for the other styles!. One thing about it though is that in my jazz class I always feel "weird" doing retire or chenaie turns because the arms are totally different!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I am also a dancer and YES Absolutely!. Ballet is your core and foundation!. I keep moving up in my jazz and modern classes because of my ballet!. If possible take a ballet class!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

well ballet helps with everything!. i am too a dancer!. its the technique that helps!. and it will help you with all types of dance!.

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you dont NEED ballet but it does help a hell of a lot and saves you lots of work later on!.Www@QuestionHome@Com