I really need your help so please do not delete this.
Ok, I have been dancing for 8 years. I am known for dancing by friends, family, and neighbors. This year, I hate it! I dread it. I mean I whine to try and stay home. ONce I get there it isn't that bad, but I still hate it. Well, I costs my family ALOT of money so I can dance. They have to pay like 100 dollars a week practically. My mom thinks I should quit and she said I could, I mean I don't like dance so I am bascially wasting all our money. There are reasons why I wnat to stick with it, one of them being my friends there and I'm almost all the way down to my split, and you obviously know why I may quit. I am on the Field Hockey Team at school and love it. Please help me, should I quit? Would you quit? Thanks a million!
~*Annie*~ answered Tuesday October 26 2004, 4:53 pm: I'm also a dancer, and I have been dancing for almost six years. At times I get frustrated with it, and I want to quit, but the thing is, that's the only thing I'm good at. You, on the other hand, have been dancing for such a long time, and have a new hobby. Your parents want you to be happy, so they are willing to spend money on you. You sound really devoted to dance, so this sounds like a tough decision (It really does seem like a tough decision to me, because I have been on the verge of quitting at times). I also have many friends at dance, and every Saturday we go to the mall and shop. If your dance friends really are true friends, they will be willing to make the effort to see you after you stop dancing. I think that if you really don't like it, and are even the tinest bit sure you want to quit, then you should quit dance. Take your friends' numbers down, and you can have seasonal parties: for Christmas, Halloween, New Year's, Valentine's Day, and your birthday.
Or, you can limit your dancing to one day a week, or only take dance one hour at a time (I'm not sure what kind of dance you do, but I do Irish dance. If you also Irish dance, then you could either quit solos or quit ceili teams. If you don't Irish dance, sorry, you probably don't know what I just said.)
Baby2Gurlie7 answered Tuesday October 26 2004, 7:18 am: Well if you don't like it, don't just go to hang out with friends. Because then you're not dancing, and you're just wasting money..If you feel like you don't like it anymore, quit. You could always go back if you want to. [ Baby2Gurlie7's advice column | Ask Baby2Gurlie7 A Question ]
beatlesrevil answered Monday October 25 2004, 11:10 pm: I've been dancing for ten years, and there was a time when I really, really wanted to quit dancing all together. It just turned tedious, so I think I know how you feel. I stuck with dancing, but I transfered into jazz instead of tap, or what not. You might want to try that. If that's not really possible, I'd say stick with it for now, and then next time when it comes time to sign up again, pick a different class or a more challenging one. Maybe the thing is, the class just isn't at your level. Or maybe you could ask about getting a job there? Depending on how old you are, granted, but you've been dancing for eight years- I think you might be able to get a job at a local studio or something. I dunno. Lots of different options. IM me with the specifics if you still don't have a clue. :) -Manda [ beatlesrevil's advice column | Ask beatlesrevil A Question ]
@lyssa answered Monday October 25 2004, 10:52 pm: I think you should quit if you really want to! If you aren't enjoying it why do it? Tell your parents you don't like it anymore and that they are just wasting their money! If people ask you why you quit just tell them that you are into Feild Hockey and not dance anymore! They should understand! :) [ @lyssa's advice column | Ask @lyssa A Question ]
Reesespieces022 answered Monday October 25 2004, 9:23 pm: You know what? honestly, as much as we like to deny it, people change, our hearts and what our hearts want change. in this case, its a change of interest. if your really hating dance, stop and concentrate on field hockey for a little while. if you miss dance- its never too late to go back. [ Reesespieces022's advice column | Ask Reesespieces022 A Question ]
KaJabbers! answered Monday October 25 2004, 8:51 pm: do what you want to do! Don't let anyone affect your decision... believe me, it's happened to me many times. If you don't do what you really want to, then you'll end up regretting yourself, and hate yourself in the long run. So go to a quiet place where no one around, and no one can interfere- and think about what you really really want to do. Follow your heart! (sounds corny but it works) [ KaJabbers!'s advice column | Ask KaJabbers! A Question ]
julia answered Monday October 25 2004, 5:49 pm: I would quit b/c i'm bad at dance. But if u do it 4 8 years u must be good! if it's 100 dollars a week how much would it cost for 8 YEARS!!!? if u quit all of that, the money and your practice will go to waste. Keep up the dancing and maybe you'll b on broadway sumday!
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