PLEASE READ: This is an honest chat about our experiences of the dance world. I can only talk from my own experiences and where we are now, which is not the adult professional ballet world, nor is that the primary goal of anything. Our experience of dance school and ballet has been overwhelmingly positive and I am so grateful to all the teachers, friends and supporters who have made this such a wonderful journey. If you ever wanted to consider dance, please go for it!

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00:00 Introduction
00:56 About Us
01:41 Is Ballet Expensive?
02:26 Weekly Ballet Lesson Costs
02:56 Ballet Competition Costs
04:12 Tutu and Costume Prices
05:46 Private Lesson Costs
06:15 Dance Workshops and Ballet Day Courses
07:18 Full Week Ballet Course and Workshops
07:52 Cost of Ballet Residential
08:28 Doing Ballet Overseas
09:05 Vocational/Dance/Ballet School Fees
10:09 Conclusion Is it worth it?
10:48 Body Image in Ballet Intro
11:39 What we have typically seen re body image
12:57 Positive change in ballet industry?
13:51 Ballet Weight Maths
16:15 Where we are with body image
17:26 Positive Body Image at our Dance School
17:58 Positive Experiences at our Dance School
18:52 Safeguarding I do around body image
21:21 Positives of Ballet and Bodies
22:25 Body Image Conclusion
22:41 Meeting Dance Mums
24:24 Positive Dance Community
26:30 Competitive Dance Mum Conclusion
26:47 Further Topics and conclusion

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Hi, I'm Louise! I started this channel in 2010 after readers of my blog (called Sprinkle of Glitter) suggested I give YouTube a try. I was instantly hooked and have found my internet playground on here. I make videos about plus size fashion, motherhood, lifestyle and occasionally have special guests (friends, kittens or my sweet Daughters Darcy, 11 and Pearl, 5).

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