Im an irish dancer is it easy to learn ballet?

Question

im an irish dancer and i love it. but theres little choices for a carreer or scholarship in irish dancing. however, ballet can get scholarships. i was wondering if anyone knows if it is easy to learn ballet once you know irish dancing.

Answer 1

I've taken ballet since i was 3 and irish dance since i was 6.  They are similar, but you will probably have a hard time with your arms.  ( i had difficulty keeping my arms down.) you will probably be able to pick up steps and movements easily, but ballet is quite hard.  You have to be REALLY good in ballet to get scholarships so i wouldnt get your hopes up.   There are scholarships for irish dance. heres a few websites:

http://www.idtana.org/scholarship_inform...

http://www.cosameara.com/news.html

Also to let you know pointe and pointe in hardshoes are two completely different things. (they use totally different muscles in the foot.)

Good luck with whatever you decide. i hope whatever you do works out. just stick with what you love regardless.

Answer 2

deffinitly

i did the same thing but opposite

go for it

Answer 3

It'll be easier than trying to do ballet without any dancing experience.

Go for it. =)

Answer 4

i am a dancer (ballet)

you are probably in your teens and if you love irish step dancing and you want to focus on a career on that then ballet is not for you.

its just that ballet and irish dancing is COMPLETELY different. in ballet you need grace and flexibility and technique which you gain when you are younger. also, it is VERY hard to get spots in ballet companys even if you have danced all your life (its a different kind of dance than irish step dancing also). even for those who have done ballet since they were 4, there is a huge chance they even won't get chosen for a company.

you should stick with irish step dancing. because that is what you do. keep dancing :]

Answer 5

if u don't mind looking stupid.

Answer 6

Its not easy, but if you work hard it should only take you a year to be able to dance ballet. but most of the scholarships are for pointe(ballet on the top of your toes) so it would most likely take you another 2years to dance pointe well. I hope this helped and good luck with all of your dancing.

xo