But being young and pursuing this profession has its own hazards as with age the dancer also grows their personality and being a spectacle sport of sorts, dance does attract quite a crowd which may have little to do with the dance but a lot to do with the dancer. Besides like any other competitive high profile sport, this field is also full of people who constantly sharpen their knives and come to you with full gusto if you make even one slip.
Such dangerous walking on the blade's edge makes dancing even more enchanting and fruitful for the professional dancer.
Then the issue of finding the right gurus as the crowd that teaches youngsters is pretty different from the ones who deal with children. As you graduate from being a child to a strapping young lady or gent, there is the possibility of not finding a strong Guru is very high. Most gurus at this level are busy professionals having their own academies and are not in a position to spend much time other than including the talented youngsters as one of the few backstage artistes. This is the major pitfall of being with an accomplished dancer but there is no choice here either.
The other issue is emotional which means, a teeanger is already tottering on the edges of a highly stressful growing up blues and he or she has now deal with a bunch of strangers they would rather avoid. The practice sessions are usually late evening the time that whey would rather hangout with friends and it may even go up to late in the night killing the precious extra hours the teenagers would like to curl up in the bed.
Besides, such pressures, the school or college would also have their own set of traps to spring for the youngsters as their academic performance is equally essential for their existence in a family fold.
Go through all this as the end result is truly well worth striving for!
