In spite of all, a different perspective...

Anyway, in contrast to all the dark scenery of the back stage we've seen in ballet, this discipline also has a quite ludic side. When dancing ballet not as a professional dancer, but rather as a hobbie, it is an art in which girls are free to express themselves and, in fact, have the chance to have fun. In several ballet academies for amateurs, although a degree of discipline is always required, passion and fun are fundemental. In these kind of places, instructors do not press their pupils in order to lose wait, and eventhough they want them to improve in their technique, they will never be as harsh as to make them not want to keep dancing, as it does happen to many who intend to become professional. With this, girls  - and boys - of different places, incomes and desires for their futures are encouraged to dance. A most clear example is Sara Nieto who  runs her own academy at the moment and has as slogan "Passion for dancing".

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“You can’t ever tell a girl or an adolescent that she is overweight. They are very vulnerable and can do crazy things" Sara Nieto.