Ballet is Actually Factually Harder than Basketball

Some people may say that basketball is harder than ballet, um, they're wrong. In ballet you have to understand French. In ballet you also have to be strong and flexible. Also, boys and girls who play basketball do not believe that ballet could be competitive. Ballet is in fact harder than basketball. 

In ballet, you have to understand French because in some ballet schools the teacher ONLY speaks

French. All of the steps in ballet are in French, so you have to understand it to know what to do. Also, if the teacher tells you to do something, you have to understand the language to demonstrate it. So, to be a successful ballerina you have to understand French.

You have to be flexible and strong if you want to be a good ballet dancer. In some ballet exercises, the teacher makes you hold a step on rise for a very long time, so you have to have leg strength, core strength, and arm strength. If you want to have good turns, perfect plies, and beautiful grande jetes, you have to have fairly good turnout. Turnout is how far you can rotate your hip sideways. If you want to get a good part in a famous performance, directors will be focusing on how well you turnout and how long you can balance, how high you can jump, or how fast you can turn, which is all based on strength and ability. So to be a good ballerina, you have to be strong and flexible. 
  "1. Dance is hard. – No dancer ever became successful riding on their natural born talents only. Dancers are artists and athletes. The world of dance today is akin to an extreme sport. Natural ability and talent will only get us so far. Dancers must work hard and persevere. Dancers give years of their lives plus their sweat, tears and sometimes blood to have the honor and pleasure of performing on stage." - Doskocil

Most basketball players don't think that ballet is competitive, well, it is. For example, there's a TV show about a competitive dance team, the ALDC (Abby Lee Dance Company). A ballerina from that team holds the world record for most pirouettes in a row, which is about 51 or 52. Also, if you want to get a certain part in a show, you have to compete against the other dancers to get that part. You actually compete against yourself everyday to be better than you were before. Ballet is actually very competitive. 

Ballet is harder than basketball both mentally and physically. Ballerinas have to understand French. They have to be flexible and strong. Lastly, ballet is actually factually very competitive. I really hope basketball players think twice about how easy basketball really is compared to ballet. 

My picture is of Sophia Lucia, the ballerina that holds the world record for most turns in a row - 


Citation: "15 Truths About Being a Professional Dancer." The Portland Ballet Oregon 15 Truths About Being a Professional Dancer Comments. N.p., 22 Jan. 2013. Web. 07 May 2015