When I Replaced Olga Smirnova | Coping with Imposter Syndrome + Anxiety | Learning to Trust yourself 

Yes, I agree. Their whole approach to ballet is different and is appreciated differently. I read once that in western ballet, 70% of male dancers are gay and 30% heterosexual. In Russian ballet 70% of male dancers are heterosexual and 30% gay. ( if that’s explaining it respectfully). All because of the way it’s appreciated. 👵👵🇦🇺🇦🇺🦘🦘

I love pre-revolutionary Russian history. I've read a thousand books about it (and i love the arts and studied ballet professionally for many years). I'd love to know a little more about your family 😊❤

You are so welcome ❤️

you're welcome!

Obviously many said I did a good job but the fumbles were too traumatising , nobody could make me feel better 😅 We learn from our mistakes and that “bad” show taught me soooo much as basically I never wanted to experience that again and something had to change

No I really don’t think that was the case at all. They genuinely believed in me but I just wasn’t mentally ready for it after such little preparation.

Happy Birthday 🎉

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You are certainly not alone, my dear. Many rhythmic gymnasts have this hair loss problem as well. There may be multiple causes. 1a) Traction alopecia or 1b) alopecia are different problems from 2) nutritionally-deprived hair loss. 3) Hormonal imbalances in teen girls and women are another problem. It might be possible to have one or more than one of these problems concurrently. 1a) Traction alopecia can be avoided by not constantly wearing the hair in a tightly pulled back hairstyle. Unfortunately, that is exactly what is required in ballet and in gymnastics so I'm not sure what to suggest for that. Maybe at least during your off time, wear your hair loose or at least more relaxed than tightly pulled back. 1b) Regular alopecia can be the result of stress. 2) With the intense training methods I've seen in documentaries about Russian RGs, the gymnasts are not allowed to eat nutritious food because they/their coaches are paranoid about the gymnasts gaining weight. They're not allowed to drink water during training, and I've heard this is the same for ballet. This is dangerously unhealthy. Girls who do not have the proper nutrition means they don't have the vitamins and minerals that are necessary to maintain healthy hair and fingernails. (They also don't receive the amounts of protein and carbohydrates their bodies require to maintain such a high level of exercise.) I used to not like yogurt, but I had such a bad stomach upset for months, and yogurt was the only thing I could tolerate. After a few months, I noticed that my fingernails were a lot stronger and did not tear as easily. There are vitamins and mineral supplements that one can take to help make up for a lack of these things in the food one eats. 3) Hormonal imbalances can cause hair loss. The problem with developing teen girls in ballet and gymnastics is that apparently it's common for puberty to be delayed until age 18 or even longer. Apparently, a girl starts her period when she reaches a certain weight. This explains why there are obese nine and 10-year-olds who already start, and also explains how it's possible to reach 18 before starting. The problem with not having a period is that bone mineral density starts to decrease, making bones more brittle, and more likely to break. The Internet advises me that it's the normal range to start between age 11 and 15, but if one has not started by age 15, there may be a problem and the girl and her mom should see a doctor about it. It would be a wonderful idea for the ballet and gymnastics communities to openly talk about these problems. The difficulty is that it borders on topics like eating disorders, which seem to often be the result of training methods, and many people don't want to question these. If you can talk to your parents, or doctor, or at least an older sister or mentor, or a trusted teacher, that would be a good starting point. It would be a good idea if you can speak to somebody outside of the ballet community because they will have quite a different perspective. The expectations for how dancers and gymnasts are treated are normal within those worlds ("this may seem tough, but this is exactly how we have produced successful ballerinas and gymnasts for generations. We are not going to mention all the girls who were physically, mentally and emotionally damaged by our methods who did not make it any further in their career/sport because we wrongly consider those people to be losers, who just were not tough enough"), but are very unusual and sometimes worrisome for people outside who are looking in. I hope this helps a little! Give your cat a pat from a well-wisher. I wish you and all other sufferers the best! 💐

About me, I'm tall, skinny, can have almost full turnout but no muscle strenght to use it, average flexibility, splits, can hold leg at 90° too week to hodl higher correctly, lack overall strenght and need to work on balance. I'm 19 but feel like a 90year old wasting my time trying to reach advanced level abillities/good enough to look pleasant to other dancers

Hello : Yes, you can achieve a reasonable degree of success starting at 19, but the key is finding good teachers. There is a huge world of amateur dance groups, but you may need to dig around to find them. :)

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