Ballet/Jazz/Tap Dance

Professional Dancer?

  1. WhiteRooster

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1.   Dec 2, 2006 12:13 PM

» WhiteRooster - Professional vs. Amateur

Could someone answer the following question(s) for me, please?

Could someone who had studied "classical ballet" and had attained a degree of expertise (i.e., "professional" only in this sense of the word) yet be considered an "amateur" with respect to other dance forms (e.g. salsa, tango, foxtrot, etc.)? Or are there too many similar elements involved, so that this person would have an unfair advantage over true novices (i.e. those who had never studied dance in any of its forms)? In other words, should an accomplished ballet student be barred from entering a "salsa" or "tango" contest as an amateur?

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