Age, money and talent

I've been meaning to post something about this topic for awhile but haven't had the time to get to it. Now that I do, I want to share with you guys my feelings on dancing regarding age, money and talent.

Age. When I was in Hong Kong, so many people have told me or given me the idea that being young is really important when you decided to pursue dance as a career. Up until then, I've always thought that by now I would be too old to try to pursue dance, however, coming to Canada and talking to people, so many have said to me that I'm still young and I should/can do it. Yes, I agree that those who start at a much younger age have an advantage, but that doesn't mean that those who are older shouldn't start at all. I believe that hard work and determination are the two key factors for success. This obviously goes for everyone, but I think that with age and maturity we have a deeper understanding of how much work we need to put in in order to get to where we want to be. After much thought, I've come to this conclusion when dealing with age: what really limits us is not our body but our mind.

Money. I won't lie, dancing is expensive. You have to pay for training, dance classes and costumes, and on top of that workshops if you want to take them. Right now, I am still depending on my parents and I really need to start finding my own way to pay for dance classes. Parents have the responsibility to raise and educate their children, but once that goal is achieved, we need to start taking charge of our own life. For now, I know that I will need to find a part time job (or a back up plan) while pursuing dance. The problem is finding the balance between work, school, dance practice and dance classes.

Talent. Am I good enough to make it? Honestly, even though I've been dancing for a few years (not including my ballet training), I really only recently decided that I want to pursue this path. Given the improvement I've seen so far, I would say that I'd need at least another year of hard work to assess myself and decide whether or not I think I should continue along this path or if I should fall back to my back up plan and only do dancing as a hobby.Whether it be professional or not, dancing will always be a part of me now. I just want to learn as much as I can within this time frame and be the best dancer that I can be! It's going to be a busy and tough year, but I'm ready for it. I'm ready to give everything that I've got so hopefully it will take me to right place.

To all dancers out there, let me know your views! If there is anything that you want to add or think that I should also be considering also send me a comment :)