Music / dance

Professional dancers have often started dancing very early in life when they were children by going to dancing classes where they were taught ballet and tap dancing.  Many little girls dream of becoming a professional dancer and will spend hours practising in front of the mirror.  Dancing classes are usually full of girls wearing leotards and tap shoes. Boys aren’t usually interested as they prefer something more rough and tumble and look upon dancing as being sissy and just for the girls.  However, every now and again a boy will join the class, and sometimes progress to be a professional dancer.  The film Billy Elliott is typical of what happens when a boy might become interested in dancing.  A boy is often laughed at by his friends for wanting to learn to dance and so for this reason many would not even admit to wanting to learn to dance. Learning to dance properly can take years and for some, to become a professional ballet dancer is the ultimate dream. Professional ballet dancers will work at theatres all over the world and ballets such as Swan Lake are always very popular.  It is very important for any professional dancer that they take out disability insurance (Berufsunfähigkeitsversicherung) as they might at any time suffer a leg injury which makes them unable to work.  Ballet dancers can easily injure their feet and ankles which make it impossible for them to keep on dancing.  Having British insurance (British Versicherung) will give them security should they be unable to work through severe injuries.

The world of professional ballet dancers looks very exciting and romantic and is followed by many enthusiasts who will travel great distances to watch their favourite ballet dancers perform. However, a lot of hard work and practise is necessary to keep at the top and for every dancer, after a certain age, they will have to retire.  This can be a very sad time, as all professional dancers love their work and would sooner carry on. For some professional dancers they may have to retire after sustaining an injury but being covered by disability insurance will help towards their day to day expenses.  A lot of older people enjoy ballroom dancing, as this gives them the opportunity to socialise as well as keeping them fit and active. Tea dances are very popular among retired people who perhaps had never danced before when they were working.  Ballroom dancing has also become very popular with younger people recently since the programme Strictly Come Dancing was shown on the television.  Dancing schools have seen a big increase in the size of their ballroom classes since this programme became so popular with viewers.  Dancing is very popular and enjoyed by old and young people alike.  Whether it is ballroom dancing, tap dancing or ballet dancing, the interest and enjoyment in dancing never goes away.