I have been a very successful professional dancer for the past 10 years, but now i am turning 30 this year and even though i am still getting work, i feel my career is coming to an end...should i continue till i am dancing alongside 18 yr olds or get out

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• I do teach and i get so much from it but I dont feel ready to pass on all my knowledge, i get a little protective of what i have yet it does help so many...just a il confused.com at the mo

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  by janiejane on April 5th, 2008

• the best teachers conyinue to study forever. I'm not a dancer but I used to study voice, extensively. Every teacher I had still took lessons and performed. starting to teach is only the beginning of the transformation to the nest step. It's not that you are losing your opportunities, its that new doors are opening for you.

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  by FaerieWhings on April 6th, 2008

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• I dance for tv and trade shows all over the world...no i dance for the love of it yet i am feeling a little insecure at the moment I dont look my age and believe me i am not blowing my own trumpet, i just feel i need something more.. yet i dont know what that is what is making me question is it age??

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  by janiejane on April 5th, 2008

• if you're doing it 'for the love of it', and you 'dont look your age',... then I dont see a problem... are you feeling that the younger girls are becoming better than you or something??
  just relax and have fun with it.. if you feel like you've gotten all you can get from it, change it up a bit.. try something different..

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  by prisoner on April 5th, 2008

• your totally right, i am just too hard on myself, i think if i think the worst then if it happens, i already thought it, then i have days when i go come on yeah f**k it its all good your still successful...i guess its the fear of failing..thanks for the advice xx i just need to take it on board .

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  by janiejane on April 5th, 2008

• Well, you obviously have already succeeded and have no reason to fear failure, otherwise you would not have already "danced for tv and trade shows all over the world". I mean, I dont know much about it but that sounds like a big deal to me. If you were a failure, you'd be 30+ still dancing at amatuer talent shows or something like that. Right?
  Most dancers tend to be perfectionists, do they not? maybe you're just going a little overboard with it and having it affect your profession a little too much, causing more stress than it should.. Maybe I'm wrong I don't know.. I really don't know you.. who am i?... :o) anyway..
  Good luck! hope I helped!

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  by prisoner on April 5th, 2008

• yes you helped sometimes its good talking to someone you have no idea about thanks xxx where in the world are you y the way xx

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  by janiejane on April 5th, 2008

• :o)
  asian pacific area...
  yourself??

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  by prisoner on April 5th, 2008

• london..maybe i get down coz of the grey sky ..

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  by janiejane on April 5th, 2008

• hmm.. it may be possible.. maybe you need to travel more and take a vacation. :o)

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  by prisoner on April 5th, 2008

• :) totally xx

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  by janiejane on April 5th, 2008

• i hear japan is lovely this time of year...

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  by prisoner on April 5th, 2008

• ok. sorry.. now i'm just totally flirting...

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  by prisoner on April 5th, 2008