On injuries and dance: I began ballet "late" in life, ie, age 17, too late for a professional career. Back in the day that was the wisdom and though I continued to dance for 30 years from the date of that first class, it was never about becoming professional. It was about love. BUT, I would tell people, 'I'm going to pay for this one day. When I'm old, my body will probably be a mess from all of this throwing myself around." Now in my 60s I am, unbelievable, one of the minority who does NOT have a knee replacement and who still can move fast and well (sure, there are aches, but nothing a medical doctor is needed for). So I would say, even with all the jumping and throwing yourself around, dance classes teach you to do it smartly and it pays dividends well into older age. Keep dancing, everyone.

Mary Helen Bowers has inspired me to create a ballet lifestyle. Ballet home decor, ballet personal style/fashion, read ballet books, go to see ballet shows, go to see ballet movies. Healthy ballerina diet that is nourishing! If you could do a video on how to have a ballet lifestyle as an adult ballerina I would love that! Or even a video series. Mary Helen Bowers’ two books will help! X

@VeronicaViccora

4 ай бұрын

Ohhh!!! What a fabulous idea! I'll definitely read her other book and see what I can do! :)

So inspiring. Thank you. I started ballet at age 54. Never too late to start dancing

@VeronicaViccora

4 ай бұрын

That's RIGHT! Very inspiring, thank you for sharing that!

@torischwartz745

3 ай бұрын

Anis congratulations it's such good exercise too

I am 30 and I just had a baby last year, and since I discovered your channel I decided I'm gonna start taking ballet classes which was my whole life dream ❤

@VeronicaViccora

4 ай бұрын

Omg thank you for sharing that! That's going to inspire so many people to know!

You are inspirational! Love hearing your perspectives on persistence. Starting ballet next week at age 38!

@VeronicaViccora

4 ай бұрын

Congratulations! I hope your ballet journey is going great so far!

You've said you've talked so much, but i feel like the videos go by so quickly just bc I'm so excited to hear about it. I just feel so much solidarity in these kinds of videos, i guess? These videos help me to feel so hopeful about ballet. And i can't thank you enough for sharing your experiences with us. I did ballet when I was really little and wasn't able to continue after a year or two until i was 18 and taking a beginning ballet course at community college. But i wasn't able to continue after a semester, as i got really sick and had to take a break from school and such. Now I'm close to being 21 and in better health, and i was a bit more doubtful about returning to dance, but i still had hope. And i ended up coming across one of your videos, and i felt a brighter hope about ballet than I've felt in a while. I've been feeling like a late bloomer since i was 11 and never had the opportunity to start again anyway, but seeing that someone older than me has such confidence and success only solidifies that it's not too late for me and it never was. Again, THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing with us.

@VeronicaViccora

4 ай бұрын

Omg thank YOU! For sharing all of this and for being so kind! Keep being you

Remembering combinations is one of my biggest hurdles right now. Love these tips, thank you for sharing!

@VeronicaViccora

4 ай бұрын

Yeah! It's so tricky! And it often feels like everyone else in the class just gets it after seeing it once!

Just found you a couple days ago and I' ve been watching you so much, your presence online is so needed, you are comforting and an inspiration. 😊

@VeronicaViccora

4 ай бұрын

That's the sweetest thing I've heard all day. Thank you so much for your kindness and encouragement! It means so much more than you know

Can't believe this video only has 250 likes! loving the sit down content so much

@VeronicaViccora

5 ай бұрын

I’ll definitely do more! I really enjoy it too, thank you for your encouragement! 💕💕

AHH SO EXCITED 😍😍

@VeronicaViccora

5 ай бұрын

Appreciate your enthusiasm so much 🥰

I absolutely adore your channel. I’ve been wanting to start adult beginner ballet for quite some time and I think you have really inspired me to make that last push into signing up. Thank you ❤ Also, can i please be that girl who asks where your outfit is from? It’s so slay

@VeronicaViccora

5 ай бұрын

Thank you sooooo much! I’m so excited for you! Please keep me posted from time to time on how it’s going 🥰 And yes ALWAYS! The shirt is from Gap (it’s their boatneck top I just pulled it off the shoulder) and the pants are thrifted!

omg i love you so much 🥺❤💌

@VeronicaViccora

4 ай бұрын

love you tooooooo

The pirouette struggle is real 😭

@VeronicaViccora

4 ай бұрын

It's SO hard! Constant practice is slowly helping though!

Thanks for answering my question. I still have one dancer I still look up to ever since I was a young dancer. Misty Copeland has always been that dancer that made me feel seen when I didn't feel seen in the ballet world. Here I am almost 30 (in March) and she is still a dancer I admire.

@VeronicaViccora

5 ай бұрын

YES! She is such a light in the ballet world and a huge inspiration!

@mermaidopulence8539

5 ай бұрын

@@VeronicaViccora I know people give her so much hate but she literally was a voice for the voiceless. Thankfully over time the ballet world is slowly evolving (very slowly) but at least I don't feel like an outcast.

@VeronicaViccora

4 ай бұрын

ugh people will hate on ANYTHING. You're so right though, I think things are beginning to look up! @@mermaidopulence8539

@mermaidopulence8539

4 ай бұрын

@@VeronicaViccora they are, I just hate that it took this long for change. Like it literally was only a couple years ago that some pointe shoe brands just started making shoes in different skin tones.

@torischwartz745

3 ай бұрын

Very true I'm 43 and have danced from the age of 2 till 26 and had to have multiple pointe shoes for the productions because they had to be dyed for that costume

I love your top! Can you please share where you got it?

@VeronicaViccora

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! It's from Gap. it's their boatneck top, I just pulled it off the shoulder :)

other than yoga, do you have any other recommendations for activities to improve flexibility? :)

@VeronicaViccora

5 ай бұрын

For me it’s really just yoga! But I’d also recommend the strengthside channel here on KZread for some awesome flexibility training ❤️

Cool 😎 ❤

@VeronicaViccora

4 ай бұрын

thank youuuu!

❤

@VeronicaViccora

4 ай бұрын

sending love!!

Hi Veronica, I am obese but I want to be a ballerina in my own right. I’m first losing weight using Ballet Beautiful. I’ll be raw vegan soon too following fully raw Kristina’s recipes. I struggle with weight because of mental health medication. I want to be a ballet fine artist. Like a fine art muse who is a adult ballet dancer. I want to do film photography self portraits and classical painting self portraits that are ballet and Christian themed. I want to be the adult ballerina version of photographer Laura Makabresku. She does Christian photography and art. Can you do a video on ways to pursue ballet as someone in their 20’s or 30’s?

@cherineines9827

5 ай бұрын

Hey!! Love your plan, you don’t need to be skinny to get started, you can even start now, it’s very therapeutic and can even be a source of motivation for your plans!! Ballet is great way to connect and understand your body better. Good luck for everything 😊

@VeronicaViccora

4 ай бұрын

This is so sweet of you to encourage someone else this way! Thank you

@VeronicaViccora

4 ай бұрын

I will definitely make videos on that

@torischwartz745

3 ай бұрын

Hey Ciara I'm 43 and when I was younger in the dance company one of my best dance friends was pretty overweight but all the classes and practice really helped her loose weight while also toning up the loose skin And let me tell u if I had a video of her from back in the 90's I'd sure post it for you because she was so graceful and moved like an angel Also from all the rehearsals and obviously sweating a ton we had to stay hydrated and therefore drank a ton of water which also aided in her weightloss Good luck my luv on ur journey start now even if its at home u can go to a homedepot or store like that and get the supplies to make ur own center ballet bar for at home to practice that's what I did and can take it down very quickly for storage hope this helps a little ❤❤❤❤❤❤