I am a dancer

So, I am a dancer.

Or that is at least what i would call myself.

No, I can’t do an arial. No, I don’t train five hours a day. And no, I can’t do many diffrent styles.

I am 15 years old and I go to contemporary class once a week. I also work on my flexibility and do ballet at home. I have been doing so since I was nine years old. Some people might say that you shouldn’t be learning dance alone at such young age. And I agree with them to a certain level.

You deffinetly shouldn’t try to do a backflip, learn how to do the splits in one day or do an ariel at home. Believe me, you don’t want to have a broken arm.

Dancers are athletes of god.

Albert Einstein

But improvising to some music and doing a basic ballet warmup from a YouTube video won’t hurt you.

In my opinion, you can be a dancer even if you are self-taught. You just need to work hard and slowly build up your skill level. And always warm up.

There are many YouTube channels where you can find dance tutorials and follow-along routines. Since I am interested in flexibility my personal favourite is Anna Mcnulty.