How many years does it take to practice ballet, before becoming a professional?

well i've been dancing for 14 years now and i graduate this summer so i guess that kinda makes me a professional lol im not sure exactly but it takes a long time if u start small like i did. It u start later on in life u might be one faster cause u do learn faster

How many years does it take to practice ballet, before becoming a professional?events

Some people are luckier than others in getting to be a professional. However, you will need to practice every day on turns, splits, movements, stretching, jumps, leaps, etc. When you audition, be prepared for a turndown but do your best. Some people have taken ballet for 10 years, and then have gone professional, and others have taken it longer and then go professional. There is no set "time" to becoming a professional.

How many years does it take to practice ballet, before becoming a professional?home theatre opera theater

It doesn't take a set amount of years to become a professional ballet dancer. Ballet is one of the most challenging things you can pick to make a career out of, as just being good won't cut it. To make it in the ballet world takes an unimaginable amount of strength, flexibility, balance, stage presence, technique, determination, ability to take and apply corrections immediately, ease and understanding of movement, hours and hours and hours of classes and practice, tons of stressful auditions, and the ability to take rejection and not let it hurt you. Even if you have all of those things down pat, there might be someone just a little bit better than you that will get a spot in the company instead of you. Ballet is soooo much harder than most of the population can even begin to understand.

This is the path usually taken to become a pro dancer:

-begin ballet training at a good studio with teachers who have professional experience at about age 4-5, pointe shoes by about age 11-13

-begin auditions for summer intensives at age 12 for schools like Ballet Chicago, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Boston Ballet, School of American Ballet, Miami City Ballet, and many others.

-after a few summer intensives, the goal is to be asked to join the studio company (year-round program) in which case you would move to wherever the school is and board there. They only select 5-10 girls and boys from the summer program each year. You would still go to regular school but be dancing several hours a day and may have to make arrangements with your school to start classes earlier so you can make afternoon classes.

-If you are noticed in a performance or showcase by officials from either the company that the school is connected to or another company, you could be asked to join the Corps de Ballet, the first level of professional ballet.

-From there, you can move up in the company to soloist or even higher. You can also lose your job if you aren;t doing well enough.

Dancers don't get paid much, they don't usually get insurance or other benefits, and they work difficult hours. The job is incredibly physically demanding, and injuries are common.
The answer to your question depends completely on your sex. I can't tell from your name if you're a boy or a girl, but your picture looks like a guy. If so, you're in luck!

Realistically speaking, girls do have to start when they're pretty young children and carry on intensive training right through their teen years. Boys can start later, and they need less time to get to the professional level. It can take as little as two years for you to train, if you have a good body, a good teacher, and lots of time to devote to study.

There are a couple of reasons for this difference in training time for male vs. female dancers. For one thing, men don't have to dance on pointe (though it's very good training for anyone, male or female). Dancing on pointe is very, very difficult! For another thing, there's just much more competition among girls. Most ballet schools are thrilled to have boys enroll in class, and there's just a lot less competition for places in companies for guys.

It also depends on where you want to dance. If you want to dance with New York City Ballet, well, you can pretty much forget it. The competition will be fierce there, even among the guys. If you want to dance in a smaller city, your chances are much better. Whatever you want to do, your best bet is to find a good teacher and get into class as soon as you can.

Good luck! If that's your dream, I hope you make it!