However, this exam session has meant that a whole lot of people (including myself) move up a level, but I've got myself in a situation where normally I would take the next level up but because the girls in the level above me (Adv. 1) are now all in Adv.2 there is no Adv 1 class and Adv 2 would be too difficult. So now my schedule has dropped from 5 days a week to 3 (which still isn't that bad, I'm grateful I have that opportunity). I know that this is probably the best time for me to spend less time on ballet and more on studying but it is a little hard to get used to.
I think you should always try to take any class you can before accepting a not-so-hectic schedule. Ask your teacher if there are any classes from the level above (great challenge!!) or even the level below (focus on technique!!) you can take. Believe me, I thought of every class I could take, even the adults class which is mainly the mum's of my classmates and is allegedly very basic! But there was nothing I really felt comfortable taking. In my mind, taking an adults class is a great way to work on my technique, but when I really think about it, I felt I would be intruding on the class, or somehow demanding my teacher's attention when she is trying to teach the basics to first time dancers. I really don't know. So then I tried to find classes from other studios to take. If you can afford to do this, and travel is not a big issue then it is a good idea, because it's a solution for anyone who doesn't have access to a studio with amazing schedules! But I of course with me, doing this would be expensive and too much hassle!
But I know so many people have trouble affording the dance schedules they desire. If your ballet schedule is not that busy, that means you have more time for a job and if you save up, then maybe the following year you can increase your classtime! Remember there's no time limit, don't go all "But I have to train insane NOW to make up for lost time" like I did! If you really love to dance, you'll find a way to incorporate it in your everyday life, whether it's class or cross training (pilates! it's my fave) and stretching at home! So that's how I'm looking at it, I'm saving money so after I finish school I would love to focus on dance and working in a part time job for awhile before I head off to uni!
I write a lot about these sort of topics in this blog, maybe I should focus more on quality of training and not quantity! But in my defence, it is very relevant in my dance life, this learning to accept what I can get. Last year I had freak out over freak out because I would read certain ballet forums who tell me that anything less than a pre-professional school is 'insufficient' training and I would follow these pre pro students on Instagram and I would feel the need to be like them. Ballet was the escape from some pretty icky things going on my life so I held it in such high regard and just HAD to do it all the time!
But now I know that there's nothing much I can do about it at the moment. I'm pretty sure next year the schedule will fall into place for me a little better!
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