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please help im too embarrassed to take up ballet classes or get fitted for ballet shoes?
one of my legs is a bit more than 1/2 inch shorter and i also have one flat foot so my flat foot is a bit longer than my arched foot (i wear an arch support but i cant wear it in ballet shoes can i?) i also wear a heel lift for my shorter leg and i cant wear that in ballet shoes either.
the sales assistant will have to fit me with two different sized ballet shoes, im too embarrassed to allow this.
and if i take ballet classes the teacher will see my leg discrepancy and one flat foot, how embarrassing. she might think that i dont know i have these problems and might then tell me in front of everyone.
im an adult so i want to take adult ballet classes.
surgery is not an option right now, i dont have the money.
please help me deal with this, do you think that my situation is embarrassing? be honest.
what would you do about it?
im so depressed about my feet and short leg!
Since you are an adult, it may help you to know that adult dancers (over 18) are very open about all of their imperfections. Dancers can be hyper self-critical and seem to love to one-up each other about who has more physical problems that they must overcome. Far from being embarrassed, you'll actually fit right in. Adult dancers are always exchanging tips on who are the best body-work practitioners to go to for physical therapy, pilates, chiropractic adjustments, etc. They are literally walking bundles of physical issues.
For my previous answer to you (in which you chose me "Best Answer"), I was basing my response on a young woman my daughter knows in her college dance program who has one leg shorter. It is giving her problems, but then she also dances very intensively and she is working with caring teachers who are trying to help her. Another thing you should know is that it is very common for dancers to have to buy two pairs of dance shoes due to feet that are different sizes, so don't let that embarrass you either. Since ballet slippers and pointe shoes are identical and interchangeable (no lefts and rights), just think of it as buying two sets of lefts and two sets of rights. Trust me when I say that the sales assistant has seen this before.
As long as you'll be taking classes with an experienced teacher, just have a talk with them ahead of time and you'll be pleasantly surprised to see just how understanding s/he can be, given all the other body issues they've encountered in the past. The only people who should be embarrassed are youngsters who try to pass themselves off as professionals, perhaps deluding themselves that being paid a small fee for being in a Nutcracker or winning some competition prize money makes them a real professional dancer.
Filed under Ballet Flats by on Aug 31st, 2011. 