tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883549403559837675.post5164014178095146519..comments2024-03-05T04:25:10.313-05:00Comments on Life of a Freelance Dancer: Why "30" is a frightening age for most dancersBarry Kerollishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13541277950393648893noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4883549403559837675.post-17673077881743765422013-11-03T14:58:17.379-05:002013-11-03T14:58:17.379-05:00Great thoughts on the arbitrariness of age, Barry....Great thoughts on the arbitrariness of age, Barry. I know that dance careers are short because, contrary to popular understanding, dancers are actually athletes and subject their bodies to the same stresses and strains pro athletes do - and thus risk the same infirmities and have similarly short careers, the main difference being that dancers don't get paid enough to stash a huge bankroll for their long retirements the way pro sports players do (but squander them all too often anyway).<br /><br />Still, no one ever told a football or baseball player they had to quit at 30. Just as we who strain our brains should be able to keep at what we love as long as our brains can handle it, those like you who enjoy pushing their bodies to their limits should be allowed to do so until their bodies say "Stop," not until someone else draws a line for them.Sandy Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103308628580509809noreply@blogger.com