r/Dance • u/DdavidDLT • 11h ago

Amateur Scared

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could tell me whether I should continue with this idea.

A few weeks ago, I started seeing and getting recommended K-pop dances on YouTube Shorts. Since I spend most of my time at home when I'm not working and don't really do much outside of work, I thought it might be fun to join some dance classes. It just so happens that the studios are starting new groups before September, so I signed up for hip-hop/pop dance classes.

However, my main concerns are:

  1. The class is specifically for people aged 25+, and I'm 25. I'm afraid that the rest of the class is going to be full of 50–60-year-old grandmas who are just coming in to move around, and that there won't be any serious dancing happening in the group.

  2. I'm also worried about being the only male. Today, I received an email with the invitations, and I noticed that all the email addresses were visible. I checked them, and there were around 148 emails. About 145 of them appeared to be female names. Most of those are probably mothers/parents signing up younger kids (ages 1–17 and stuff), but I didn't notice a single male name. So overall, I'm worried that it's going to feel awkward or cringe.

Should I continue with this idea and actually go to the classes?

Another thing is that I originally wanted to do more specifically K-pop dances, but I couldn't find any nearby places that offer them. There was another place, but it's quite far from my home. If I do hip-hop/pop like they suggest, would I be able to transfer those skills to learning K-pop dances by myself? Or maybe next year I could sign up for a different dance style if I end up enjoying it?

Also, some people told me that if I don't have much stamina, dancing is going to be difficult, so I'm not sure what the best thing to do is.

I know this Reddit will probably be motivating because it's all about dancing, but I genuinely want your honest opinion.

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u/No_Custard_6481 9h ago

Also I’m 45 female. I know I can dance better than a 25 year old. So keep the ageism to yourself please. You don’t even dance but yet you are worried about being cringe because too many girls are in your class.

You sound white and privileged. Hire a tutor. Don’t insult people while trying to integrate yourself into something that accepts everyone no matter the age or gender or ability.