JHS Football Team Takes Ballet 

I love how the boys are really trying to do this and not just laughing at eachother and goofing off

"and split!" "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"

Girls; *does splits* Boys; *do I look like a joke to you?*

The flexibility that comes with practicing ballet will help reduce injury on the football field.

I like how the teacher shouted spilts and all the guys complained and the girls went down instantly

My favorite part was during the jumps when one of the guys shouted out "I'm Dying!"

I love how a bunch of people in the comments are like, "Dance isn't a sport because it's not in the Olympics." So does that mean football isn't a sport?

1:34 I love how one of the guys in the back is just shouting "I'm gonna die! I'm dying!"

"Do you think ballet is beneficial" the dude said "yeah footwork" I'm DEAD😂😂😂😂😂

for the first few seconds of the video, the only male ballet dancer was already smiling because he knew what was gonna happen. the females were gonna do the splits and the football players would probably be shook.

Once they do the splits, all I hear is “ ughhhhh or aghhhhhh”

Pleeaaasseee tell me the football coach and the ballet teacher are married

Ballet is beneficial for all athletes. You learn to control your body better. I hope those boys continue taking ballet classes. It will probably help them a lot in other sports too.

I wish I was one of those girls in the class. I would be laughing my head off!

I love how they are trying, good kids !

It’s the collective groan at the start that they all let out when the girls go into splits.

i have never heard so much agony from doing a split.

"dance is a sport" yes thank you

I’m a dancer but my splits look exactly like the footballer’s (edit) wow I’m glad to know my inflexibility landed me 1k+ likes on a comment thx guys

And they’re doing child’s ballet. Wait until you get into competitions, and for practice you do a half hour of rélèvés for warm-up.

So many dad noises during the "split" 😂😂

1:39the guy yells "IM DYING" omg lmao

Can we get a reverse video where the ballerinas play football?

2:25 DID U SEE THAT GUY IN THE BACK WITH THE RED SHIRT AND THAT SPINnn

"Do you consider dance a sport?" "Yes" NO👏FUCKING👏HESI👏TATION YAAAAAAAAS

Just gotta say bravo to these football coaches that made this a requirement for their high school team! Ballet can be very beneficial to football players in strengthening the ankles and feet and save their knees when they jump. It's been shown that it prevents injury and I'm so glad these boys understand how hard it is!

That was probably the nastiest stench those ballet kids have ever smelled.

0:36 the dude who just sits is my mood

The guy in the front with the black and green pants is cute as hell

Honestly, while they were extremely messy, some of those boys were able to land a decent jeté, and that took me a month to learn when I first started 😂

It annoys me so much when people say dance isn’t a sport. I takes so much strength, balance, flexibility, and effort to be able to dance

0:06 Teacher: SPLIT! *’Ballet People do splits’* All the footy guys : *AHHWWWUGHHGHHHHUHWHGGGGHH*

look at them trying to maintain dignity while they are struggling. bless them at least they gave it a good shot.

That dance teacher is iconic XD

The male dancer with the adidas pants was amazing 💜

If I ever marry a football coach I’m making him do this to his team

My hs dance teacher was like this to football players since they would say dance is nothing compared to football. They were in pain and all the girls trying out for dance team were laughing because they knew they are wrong.

The male ballerina is soooo cuteeee

they’re struggling so much i’m laughing so badly

A note to all who think not caring is cool- The guys who are actually trying, come off much more charming.

congratulations to those guys. They kept concentrated, and worked hard !

im laughing my head off bc the football player that sat down and the way they all complain about the split

This shows how difficult ballet is! People underestimate ballerinas and don’t consider it a sport but it definetly is!!

The dancers aren’t even jumping in a fifth position😭🤦🏼‍♀️

Why is every ballet video riddled with spiteful commenters trying to bring other dancers down? Dancers are going to be at different levels and that isn't a bad thing. Most likely the people who are being nasty here weren't great when they first started either.

im actually really proud of these guys...I don't know them but I'm proud! I bet some of them didn't think dancing was that hard but they came and learned! in the comments some people are saying the dancers suck, but they look like they're in high school too, sooo maybe don't be so harsh? Anyways I just think it's great that the guys did this and they seemed to have done it with little complaints. They did their best and that's great!

As a dancer I am still cringing as the fact that some of these ballet dancers still don’t have that great of technique. But anyways A+ for effort to the boys and being mature about it Edit: so I’m getting a lot of hate for the “don’t have great technique” part of this comment. Yes, I know that this could come off rude to some, and yes I know that these are just students. But you must understand as a dancer, you must #1, learn how to take criticism, #2, learn how to use it to thrive. I understand some of these girls have only been doing it for 6 months, but I have been doing it for 7 years and I still remember that the first thing I learned was technique. Turn out the foot, extend the legs, point the foot, hold the arms steady in second, the basic positions of ballet, pull under the butt and keep it all a line. Now this isn’t hate towards them, just that they need to improve. This comment was simply left to state that their technique was not as good as it could be. So please don’t take it the wrong way, thanks. Edit 2: dang thanks for 755 likes! That’s crazy edit 3: so yet again, i’m coming back to this comment more than a year later to “change” some things i said, or more as improve upon my statement. first, wow some people are rude. so my comment was meant strictly for constructive criticism purposes, because i know if i was in their shoes i’d want it, and people turned that into complete hate. i get that some people are beginners, that’s great! everyone starts somewhere, but you also have to know basics to start in that place. i was notified of multiple comments under this one that were reported by other people that i just tried my best to ignore (thank you to those who reported them), who were just being plain out hateful calling me things like “hypocritical” and that i was “ignorant and a disgrace to the dancing community”. i wish that our community wasn’t so toxic and mean to people who just want to give others a bit of criticism. i do admit that my wording at the time of “cringing” was improper, and i’m hoping to fix that here. however you’ll notice i don’t change it, because i want people to see the change to hopefully understand where i was coming from. criticism can help, and this is a perfect example of where it did. hope this clears some things up

Respect. Thank you for not just laughing and criticizing. Thank you for trying to understand. Thank you for even taking the time.

am I the only one that noticed how turned in the dancer's feet were when they were doing changments and echapes

the ballet boy is beautiful

I would love it if the band or football team at my high school did this

the guy at screaming "im dying" 1:39 is me whenever I do P.E

OMG I AM DEAD!!! this made my day. I'm so proud omg, I need a oxygen tank I laughed to hard!!!

I like the boy that actually knew ballet I bet I know what he was thinking during that class!

I love how at 0:35 one of the boys just sat down instead of trying to do a split

우당탕탕 발레 교실 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ̆̈ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ존나 웃겨 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

POINT YOURR TOESSSSSSSS!

The only boy among the dancers proved that he's more tough than the FB players haha. *joking btw*

0:38 아낰ㅋㅋㅋㅋ무슨 좀비들도 아니고 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ어아아악~~ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 웃고 갑니다 총총...ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

omg there was a ballet girl that had her arms in second but her elbows were completely bent. ahhhh i’m so triggered

2:14 DUMBLEDOOR

Come from a dancer... this was BOTH HILARIOUS AND CRINGY

Personally as a dancer, dance takes so much more than the flexiblity and the body. A driven person can become a master, it may take weeks, months, and even years, but in the end its worth it. You can see the progress which opens more doors towards opportunities that will further your learning as a dancer. Dance requires hours of training, ice packets, sweat, a drive, etc. Glad to see that the dance community is growing!

Even thought this showed up on my recommended late... See, *BALLET IS NOT EASY! WE PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT INTO THIS ART!*

Guys the ballet dancers are really doing their best and don't forget; nothing or nobody is perfect. Don't forget, not everyone does ballet from the age of what, 6? They did a great job✨

omh there all so concentrated...I can't even...lmao

Ngl even some of the ballet dancers didn’t look that great. A lot better than the footballers but still.

Ballet requires crazy body control. You have to constantly think of many different muscles for every move you make. Pointed toes, straight knee, firm spine, elongated neck, controlled elbows, lowered shoulders and so on. And those jumping exercises burn like hell.

WE USE THE EXACT SAME MUSIC FOR OUR BATTEMENTS THAT MAKES ME SO HAPPY

The look on the football players faces when the teacher said split😂

1:58, the second to last kid on the right is literally me when people tell me to try dancing😂😂

This is amazing! I love seeing people that are in a “traditional” sport recognizing that ballet is a sport and not just that, it’s an extreme one. I was a ballet dancer for 16 years and I did 3 years on pointe. I broke toes on my left foot twice and I was always sore. I loved dance so much but it got to the point where body had enough.

This is the best video on the internet.

the male dancer was the best in the class

Boy in the front doing ballet: *does a split* Boys in the back: Am I a joke to you?

This made me smile a lot, they actually did pretty good. And for everyone commenting on the dancers technique; you don't know how long they've been doing ballet. Also not every dancer dances for competitions, for high rankings etc. I personally dance just for the fun of it. I've been doing that for 11 years, and there's always something that's lacking, technique that could be better and don't even get me started on my flexibility (I'm not that much better than these footballers lmao)

If only the dancers showcased were more advanced. That would have really showed the difference. Most seemed equally as inexperienced as the FB players... Maybe just the nerves.

I'm a ballet dancer, and I agree that ballet is very often seen as easy, but they are football players, not ballet dancers. I bet most ballet dancers wouldn't last in a football practice

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0:38 teacher: SPLITS some guy: YEAH BRING IT

I'm enjoying this way too much 😂

I'm that guy in the very front. The only guy who was able to do the splits

I love how the teacher yelled “SPLITS” and the one dude in the corner just sits on the floor😂this video is so funny and just shows much of a sport dancing is👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

2:34 wii sports after you bowl a strike

Has anyone here done 10+ years of ballet, so I know I'm not alone?

Very fun to watch the guys come out of their elment to try something new. Great job

I really like the guy who stand just behind the male ballet teacher. He is taking this seriously and even his first position is good

This NEEDS to happen EVERYWHERE!!!!!

It was all looking somewhat ok until that split😂

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Some of those football players really got great height and turns in their across floor jumps! Good job for hanging in there and having an end result of respect! This was awesome to watch!

It just amazes me how many people they squeezed into that studio...

Try ballet they said, it's easy they said

Tbh some of the actual dancers weren't even that good. During the jump combination their arms were bouncing up and down and I don't even know what the girl to the far right was doing

As a 14-year-old male ballet dancer, I can say truly from the deepest part of my heart.. this is the saddest thing my eyes have ever come upon

"What's a new word besides... what you learned today?" "The split." 😂😂😂😂

The sadness when you can't do the splits and your a girl.

As a dancer, I was impressed by a few boys that weren't dancers

And to think I was a motivated by Pittsburgh Receiver and 4 time Super Bowl winner Lynn Swann to pursue ballet to compliment my martial arts training back in 1980. I am soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo happy to see this happen at the high school level. The agreement by footballers that dance should be considered "a sport" is priceless, I say this as a life long dancer and now ice skater at 64 years of age. I loved ballet and incorporated a lot of the movements both in dance and roller skating and martial arts dance. The football coach should continue training his players with ballet at least one day per week.

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