What aggravates you about ballet stereotypes?

LaTuaCantante: What aggravates you about ballet stereotypes?
So im doing a speech on Ballet Stereotypes, basically people who think ballet is this froo froo thing thats not a sport. OS what bothers you about them. Or about ballet stereotypes.

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Answer by Mrs. Knowles!
Well ballet often is conused with anorexia, or over exsercising. Only one body type is generally accepted. I was told when I was young that my knees were too low on my legs.

Answer by handsomemanintights
1. people think ballet is little girls in tutus spinning in circles. this is obviously not true. ballet is more physically taxing and way harder than most sports like soccer or hockey.

2. people think that ballet dancers are anorexic or dont eat. this is also really dumb.

3. people think that ballet dancers are really weak and cannot stand up for themselves.

Answer by hahapsht
well i’m a dancer and i’ve been doing ballet for 10 years what bothers me the most is when people think that ballet is easy. as a dancer our job is to make it look effortless which takes a lot of strength, control, flexibility and practice. it’s definitely not easy and if anyone who thinks it is would give it a try, they’d see why instantly.

Answer by ROC
THAT THERE IS NO G.I.JOE BALLET DOLL!!

Answer by up on your pointe
that everyone thinks ballet is so easy and we just were tutus and go on are tip toes and that any of them can do it

the other thing is that everyone thinks its a rich kids game.when its not becasue im not rich and i dont go to aprivite school. people also think we are snooty and stuck up but were not

the other thing is all the people think boys are gay!! if they did ballet.when they ar not

basically everything about the stero types apart from the thin thing i dont mean annorexic but how many fat ballet dancers do you know!!!

hope this helps

Answer by dance4ballet
Stereotypes that aggrivate me:

-Ballet is for girls
-Ballet is easy
-Ballet is pointe dancing … um… no, you can do ballet without the pointe!
-Turning out is easy! …um… no that’s wrong!
-Tutus are worn all the time
-Ballet dancers are snobs

Answer by K J
well it really frustrates me when boys in my classes are all like making fun of ballerinas or the boys involved in ballet. i remember in elementary school when they would twirl around with there arms in a horrible position above there head and are like hey look at me i’m a ballerina!!! and i would ALWAYS defend ballet. i was just like you try a class it isn’t as easy as you think it is!
people think that when you look pretty in activities (as others call ballet) it is easy. thats what my friends were telling me (i was like whatt?!) it is no where near easy on a scale of 1-10 i would say it is hitting 11.
also people think that all ballerinas are anorexic. (yes most are tiny because of ballet! it burns soo many calories!) i can’t tell you how many times people have said i’m anorxic because i do ballet. yes i am skinny but no i’m not anorexic.