Pressured about Dance?

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I do ballroom dance and i liked it at first and all. But now i feel like im pressured about dancing, people like my grandparents keep telling me to do better when it totally pisses me off. I had the idea of starting dancing like.. not in partner style...thingyy. So i was thinking about doing ballet. like starting ballet. But im already 13... im i too old to sart. Should i try to get into ballroom dancing so ill be able to do competitions? i need serious help! my height is 5foot 8. and pretty skinny.. anyways. Help me please

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You're not too old. I'm 13 and I just started taking ballet a few months ago (when i was 12). I'm in Ballet 2 because I do dance at my school so I knew the basics. Start now! Here's what you'll need to know if you start at Ballet 2 ( you probably will, or higher they won't put a 13 year old in Ballet 1 it might be called Teen beginners ballet or something but same moves):
 Chaine turns- super easy, you literally just turn and whip your head around or "spot". Look at a video that shows you how!
 Pirouettes- a little harder, stand on one foot with other at your knee turned out and then turn and land. Again look at a video
 Releve- Just got up on the balls of your feet, NOT TOES
 Pencil Turn- like a pirouette but leg is straight out to the side
 Pas De Bou Rey (spelling?)- a 3 step foot combination: back, side, front
 Balance- pronounced bal like balance en like enter and say like say lol. Like a pas de bou rey. You know what, just look at videos for all these lol. 
 Foot positions: first, second, third, fourth, fifth, fifth on o
 Arms to go with foot positions ^^
 Plies- VERY simple, probably already know!
 Batemas- high leg kicks
 Jette- big split leap in the air
 Arabesque- I can't explain lol but they're REALLY easy
 Be advanced, and learn entrechat, I taught myself these, they're not that hard!

Good luck with whatever you choose!

Pressured about Dance?

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