Open Question: i dont know what to pick cheerleading or ballet?

8 February 2012, 11:53 am

so im a freshmen, and ive been taking ballet all my life. i dont have like am amazing body. im 5'2'' and about 100 pounds, and im very muscular. so i dont really have a potential for a future ballet career. im pretty good. i mean not amazing. im good at my studio, which isnt like professitonal or antyhing. since i take so many hours of dance, i never had any time for school activities besides some clubs. this spring im going to join track. the only problem is ballet conflicts. ** also, i take tumbling a few times a week, and its only been a month. i almost have my handspring, and i feel that my ballet really helped with the conditioning. now, next year i can join this all star cheer team, but it conflicts with two of my three dance classes. also, i can do varsity cheerleading for my school in the fall and the winter. so i would have school sports and varsity letters, and it would be a lot more fun. so should i do ballet or cheer?? reasons why i like each: ballet: ive been doing it foreer, and it gives me strength and poise and posture. also, i can get involved in teh local performance of the nutcracker. cheerleading: i love the risk of it. also the coach said i would be a guarnteed flyer, and i have been a flyer a couple of times in classes. im getting the tumbling fast, and im good at the jumps, and i can master the dancing part. also, i love the team experience. help me choose!! ... Read More »