I'm doing ballet and I'm in Grade 5 going to Grade 6. I'm really scared of doing point, should I  quit?
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Well follow your heart, I mean if you like ballet do it don't fall under peer pressure and what your friends think is cool and what they don't think is cool. Do it if you like it other wise that is all I can say. Do what you think is best not what peeps on Yahoo think is best or what friends at school think is best.
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We had a sub in ballet last week who told us to really "use our energy".  She explained that if you look confident and happy, and expressive, it will help your entire performance.  Another thing she said was, "the floor will always be there.  It won't disappear if you don't look at it."  \n\nShe also helped me improve my plies.  For me, the biggest thing holding me back was that my plies were just not deep enough.  She explained that without a good solid plie you are more likely to hurt yourself.  At one point, she gently pushed down on my shoulders to show me how deep the grande plies should be.  Sounds like a silly thing, but my dancing has improved a LOT since last week.  She also told me to really be concious of my allignment.
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If it makes you feel uncomfortable, then don't do it.\n\nThat said, if the person you are jumping on has experience in doing demonstrations like this, and has said it's okay, then you don't need to worry about hurting him.  It's a pretty standard trick.
488133
Going to a dance alone is pretty scary, because you don't know if you will have anyone to hang out with once you get there. If you are the kind of person who usually manages to have a good time wherever you go, I'd say go ahead. You seem to be more afraid of missing out on something than you are of going alone, so go ahead, check it out, but give yourself permission to split early if it isn't all that much fun. You don't really have anything better to do, do you?
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Been in your position - I had the same problem with being a cheerleader.  The only thing I could do to cure my fear was face it.  (And ask for certain people who I was comfortable with to be the catchers)  I started trying to do different activities that would cause me to be in the air, like flying.  I went to the tallest stories of buildings (The Arch in St. Louis, Mo.  Anything that would help.  Now, I'm 26, and although I still have some reservations about heights, I do okay for the most part.  Confronting your fear is the hardest step - once you start to do that you'll be fine.
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I would say yes.  You don't want to start quitting things in any part of life.  Stick it out even though you are not getting the playing time it will help you build character.  The biggest regret I have is quitting my baseball team my Senior year after I had a 3rd degree separation of the shoulder and was out for the year also ruining chances of playing in college.  I feel I would have learned a lot more about life in just the last month and a half of the season if I just stuck it out.
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Hi i am in gymnastics to anyways you need to just forget about whatever you are thinking to make u scared because there is nothing to be afraid of by the time u do it by yourself you will want to kick yourself because it is not scary at all   GOOD LUCK
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Jealousy is a pathetic emotion, you should feel sorry for them.  There is no room for jealousy in the ballet class, you only compete with yourself.  Once a person starts comparing themselves to others they start a negative cycle that will only slow down their progression.\n\nJust keep being friendly and kind, even to the ones who are insecure and mean.  When you do something well just say "it's really nothing big, I just practice a lot and have been doing it longer, if you start stretching now you will probably be better than me, you seem like more of a natural" There may be some untruth to this, but it will make them feel good about their self, and that will help erase the insecurity which is the root of the problem.  Also, you will have given them good advice.  \n\nModesty and compliments with people like this can go a long way to improving EVERYBODY's environment.
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Wow.  You have everything?  Except the .05 for your grades.  Guess what, I got into college with lower than a 2.0 before.  You just need to talk to the teacher and say something like: I really want to go, but will I be able to even though I am .05 below the 8.0 grade scale?  I could boost this up if given the opportunity, but to prevent me from going because of a minor thing such as .05 which is not much compared to 1.0  which is not as close as 7.95 as it is exactly 8.0, so if you are as confused as me, would you consider a solution to this problem because I am so close to having an 8.0.  Do I have to go to summer school to improve that by .05 points in order to go?  Is there something I can do to ensure I can go?  Will I be allowed to go even if I do not meet 8.0?  And out of how many others have perfect scores and are allowed to go?  "Just because something or somebody tells you that you cannot, or you will not do this or that, then you must step up and say how come?  Why?  Then after they answer, do you easily give up?  No, you fight back with your words because you really want to go to L.A.  So, do as I have suggested, stay calm and collected and speak softly, but carry a big stick, that is your mouth, and the words that come out of your mouth shall stick to them faster if you go over it like a rational adult without arguing or complaining.  So, be brave, be courageous and when you are ready to speak, let your heart do the talking for you.  Believe it or not, I have always gotten farther with a positive attitude.  But this nation is so accustomed to complainers and whiners that they easily quit on what they really want to do.  No wonder we have psychology!  So, you really do know what to say now, don't you?  Remember the last time you got what you wanted without asking for it first?  Who hands out anything on a silver platter here?  I work hard and earn everything just like you.  So, having a physical disability didn't keep me from acheiving my goals or accomplishing my dreams.  But others who wouldn't allow me to do these did, and they got the wake up call when I spoke from my heart's content, that they were so touched they just had to give me what I wanted because God did the talking for me.  I am just a vessel He uses to get what He wants for me, believe this and you will not need to know what to say when He speaks through your mouth and out comes the words, and it makes you happy because you gained more bravery.  Or you can accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior since He died for your sins, man.  That we are brothers no matter what anyone else may say or do, and it is because God answered your question through me.  No one in their right mind can reject Him.  Hence the words: Right mind.  That means: Free from stress and disappointment in yourself, as well as others.  And I am not a preacher, yet I preach the message as it is universal understanding of getting from one point to another.  You have the help you require when you help yourself first.  Help yourself by speaking and verbalizing your concerns to the teacher, to the administration, to even the president of the United States, but who is going to listen unless you do something out of the ordinary.  Remember, you are like a stranger in a country of your own.  You speak the language differently now.  You should love yourself, so you may do what you really like, then you can use this to help others love themselves so the entire world will love one another, even their enemies and strangers they do not know.  This is the message and it has never changed.  Do you believe it?  Do you want it?  You have to want it more than going to L.A. in order to get to L.A. for those who trust in Jesus get what they need, and even what they want.  And those who do not, I tell you, are suffering needlessly.
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Hey girl i got your back.  \nOK i know how to do this cuz im in the humble high school kit kats and we are "walking it out" to that song ok. Well the person above me is right, you move your legs, but you also move your hips and put a little hand motions in there you dont want to look dull with you just moving the lower part of your body, get krunk get creative girl. You dont have to follow how everyone does it you make it your own. Okay like say your left leg is moving left you. Move your right leg the same way.  and the right moving right. move the left leg with it. But dont pick your feet off the ground like on releve:which in ballet terms means to pick your heels off of the ground. and just keep practicing you will get use to it. But in that part where he says "now hit the dance floor" get your hands above your head and slap them on the floor in front off you. and when she says "and you your back low" you put your left and right hand on your right leg bending down sort of and you left leg straight. you know get your back low. and i am tried of typing so if you want to know more of still dont get it. Just tell me girl email me. remeber i got your back. :-)
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I was in your shoes a few years ago.  I had been looking for what I was good @ for all my life and I hated everything I tried.  Then I took a dance class and found my passion-I wasn't good @ it, and now, even after three years I'm no more than mediocre, but I have enough passion to put me up w/ the best dancers in my classes.  The key is not to find what you're good at, but where your passion lies, and you will get good @ it because your passion will drive you.  Pray that God shows you where your passion is.
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pratice at home thats wat i did and i was lv 8 then i quit but go to open gym on saturday if u can and stretch alot u will get there soon belive me i thought i was never goin to get out of lv 4 but i did.\n\n                             Good luck :-) !!!
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Sadie,\n\nI agree w/ blackcorgie.  It is fine to be a dancer, but you will regret performing for friends.  Why don't you consider getting one of your colleagues to do it instead?
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Stop it  ASAP!\nThis is the worst thing someone may do.Cause you are waisting your time going to the class but instead of trying to learn sth you are daydreaming.Be sure that soon you'll miss the whole course.
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My opinion?  Do you have the bone structure? Is your body fit and still limber? Are you willing to never dance the lead?  Are you male?  Can you find a teacher that considers you tallented enough to take you on?\n\nGood luck.
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I am experienced with cheerleading and it sounds like you're just scared to go up in a full.  You need practice and confidence with yourself and with the bases and back.
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Hmmm, I wouldn't recommend it if you were just goofing around with your friends....but since you are in a supervised event, with trained(?) instructors....I think it would be okay.\n\nIf you are still a little nervous about it.....talk with your instructor & see what they say.\n\nGood luck & have fun!