r/BALLET • u/MinaHarker1 Ballet Mistress • Jul 04 '25

Constructive Criticism Question for Recreational Adult Dancers

Hi all! I’ve been teaching ballet to kids and teens for many years now, but this summer, I just started teaching my first adult ballet class. Most of my adult students are beginners. My question for the adult recreational dancers on this sub is this: what words of advice do you have for me? What do you wish the wider dance world knew/understood/appreciated about adult rec dancers? Thank you!

Edit: thank you all for the very helpful feedback! I will keep these things in mind with my adult dancers.

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u/ashleylm4 Jul 08 '25

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLnTM58oI20/?igsh=MTcxajZxODZuanI1ZQ==

I'm sharing this recent convo I had with @face_thebarre on IG. She's also a great resource because she talks a lot about adult dancers and has weekly chats with them, which this was part of that series. I consider myself a huge catalyst for the adult dance movement and my main goal with my dance career is to push opportunities for adult dancers forward. Feel free to reach out on Instagram if you'd like to discuss more, this is a passion area of mine and I'd like to bounce ideas back and forth. :)