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Im 13 and starting dancing soon, contemporary and ballet. Firstly i only wanted to do contemporary but i read that ballet makes you more stronger, faster and mor balanced, is this true?

Anyway, back to my question, can Ballet damage you body/feet? Ive looked around yahoo, but everyone asks if pointe can damage, not just ballet. And, btw, i dont think ill go onto pointe, im planning to stop ballet when my teacher tells my to start pointe (which i know will be a while, as i am a very uncooradinated person, but i can work on that) and ill continue with contemporary

THANKS!

Well, ballet is a safe dance. However, you must make sure that you don't push yourself to doing things that you are not ready for, and most of all STRETCH BEFORE DOING ANYTHING If you don't stretch you may tear muscles, like I have done myself, not fun. But no, ballet can not injure your body if you do it correctly

And yes, ballet can make you stronger with enough training, and have great balance if you practice. Just have fun with it, because dancing is diffently my favourite exercise and it's great for you!

It can, but that's only because you are jumping and landing without shoes on. It can really hurt if you land wrong and could lead to injuries. Get ready by jumping on a semi-firm but not hard mat to get your feet stronger and ready for the stress. You should be fine though