Is 17 too late to dance?

Question

I’m 16 and turn 17 in 2 months. I took contemporary and acrobatics dance classes for 2 years from the ages of 11 to 13. And a few ballet classes but nothing serious there.

I would want to take ballet and contemporary classes and maybe some hip hop.

No I don’t want to be a pro or anything, but I do want to be good.

I truly do hate embarrassing myself by being the worst at something, especially when I know every dancer my age would be already trained and skilled.

I’m a quick learner and have kept in shape in the years I haven’t danced, but I’m sure I’m not particularly good at dancing now.

If I chose this to do for my junior and senior year of high school, would it be futile and only embarrass myself?

Please be brutally honest.

Posted Aug 5, 2025, 10:10 PM UTC

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