Expert: Connie - 4/30/2009

Question
im doing this 12 paged essay on want you want to be when you grow up. i want to be a dancer and i want to know about how long it will take and if you have to go to college and get a degree. and what kind. please and thank you. i need ASAP!!! =]

Answer
To be a professional ballet dancer, most people start training by the age of nine.  They take an hour and a half ballet class every day, and girls also do a half hour or hour of pointe class.  Other classes include partnering (pas de deux) and learning variations.  Most dancers train at a school until they are eighteen.  Most professionals in the ballet world don't go to college, and instead begin working immediately because the years one would normally be in college are prime dancing years.  However, there are some dancers who've majored in dance at college and gone on to dance with professional companies.  
If you have any more specific questions let me know. =]