'Dark Side' of Dance Life - Money, Body Image, Competitions! Very Honest Chat on Children's Ballet

PLEASE READ: This is an honest chat about our experiences of the dance world. I can only talk from my own experiences and where we are now, which is not the adult professional ballet world, nor is that the primary goal of anything. Our experience of dance school and ballet has been overwhelmingly positive and I am so grateful to all the teachers, friends and supporters who have made this such a wonderful journey. If you ever wanted to consider dance, please go for it! Previous Video -    • Darcy at the Royal Ballet School & London ...   Instagram -   / louisepentl.  . TikTok -   / louisepentland   00:00 Introduction 00:56 About Us 01:41 Is Ballet Expensive? 02:26 Weekly Ballet Lesson Costs 02:56 Ballet Competition Costs 04:12 Tutu and Costume Prices 05:46 Private Lesson Costs 06:15 Dance Workshops and Ballet Day Courses 07:18 Full Week Ballet Course and Workshops 07:52 Cost of Ballet Residential 08:28 Doing Ballet Overseas 09:05 Vocational/Dance/Ballet School Fees 10:09 Conclusion - Is it worth it? 10:48 Body Image in Ballet Intro 11:39 What we have typically seen re body image 12:57 Positive change in ballet industry? 13:51 Ballet Weight Maths 16:15 Where we are with body image 17:26 Positive Body Image at our Dance School 17:58 Positive Experiences at our Dance School 18:52 Safeguarding I do around body image 21:21 Positives of Ballet and Bodies 22:25 Body Image Conclusion 22:41 Meeting Dance Mums 24:24 Positive Dance Community 26:30 Competitive Dance Mum Conclusion 26:47 Further Topics and conclusion Business Contact - [email protected] About Me: Hi, I'm Louise! I started this channel in 2010 after readers of my blog (called Sprinkle of Glitter) suggested I give YouTube a try. I was instantly hooked and have found my internet playground on here. I make videos about plus size fashion, motherhood, lifestyle and occasionally have special guests (friends, kittens or my sweet Daughters Darcy, 11 and Pearl, 5). I also write (book number SIX is out now!), podcast (Mother's Meeting, series 2 out now) and waffle on all over instagram. Hit the subscribe button to never miss a video again! I chat every day on my other social media (linked above) so do come and say hi! Big hugs, Louise xxx