What age is too old to compete in ballroom dancing?

Question

Just curious....Would like to compete, but I am afraid I am too old.

Answer 1

10000000000000

seriously!!!

Answer 2

Never!  Obviously, you won't join the teenagers' competition.... But my dance teacher still dances in shows at age 50, and I think she only stopped competition a little while back.

Answer 3

If you would like to watch yourself compete then you are not too old!

Age is not the limiting factor - people's opinions are.  Ignore them and follow your own feelings.

Good luck with it.

Answer 4

There really not a speacfic age I don't think.

You should try it, after all, whose gonna stop you?

Answer 5

There is no age limit. People compete in age groups either junior, youth, adult, senior, masters etc. So competitors are dancing against people of a similar age so no one has an unfair advantage (eg they have youth on their side)

Answer 6

I ran into an old acquaintance at a competition a year or two back. She was scoring well. I could be off a year or so, but I think she was 92 at the time. If you're older than that, I can't help you.

You might also remember that Frankie Manning, to celebrate his 90th birthday, danced with 90 women.