Have you ever been given bad advice? Surely we have all experienced this before. Whether someone had good or ill intentions, sometimes, advice is not very helpful. So we reached out to our dance community and asked; what is the worst dance advice you have ever received? Here’s what they had to say: 

Meet Maddie Zepp, 18, and she lives in Bloomington, IN. She is in college now but she used to dance at Farbers Fusion Dance Company! One of the many things she dealt with as a child was low muscle tone, which put her pretty far behind what everyone else her age was doing.

Meet Kaelin Tomashek, 14, and she lives in Onalaska, WI. She dances at Misty's Dance Unlimited. She tries to watch over dancers and apply the things they do well to herself so she can continue to improve rather than feel negative about her dancing.

Whether this is your first year of dance, or you consider yourself a seasoned veteran, we can all benefit from some advice. So if you are looking for advice on how to improve as a dancer, you came to the right place! We reached out to our dance community and asked; what is the best dance advice you have ever received?

Meet Olivia Sacchetillo and she is 14 years old. She dances at the Orlando Ballet School Academy in Orlando, FL. She tries to keep a positive mindset and really tries to remind herself that practice makes progress, NOT perfection.

Meet Adriana A. Alvarado and she is 23 years old. She lives in Puerto Rico and She is dancing at Centro Danza. Her repertoire includes roles in: The Nutcracker, Una Oportunidad para Soñar, Sylvia, The Pharaoh's Daughter, Suite La Bayadere, Descalzos, Giselle, Little Red Riding Hood, Carmen, Tribute to Rafael Hernández, Celtic Fire, Opus No. 1 Capriccio, Le Corsaire, The Swan Lake, Coppelia, Raymonda, Don Quixote, and others.

Dance ranges from ballet, to hip-hop, to ballroom, to tap, and so on. So, some dancers may prefer one style over another. In fact, some dancers have a style of dance they do not enjoy as much as others. So whether you like every style, or you have one you’re not a fan of, we reached out to our dance community and asked what their least favorite style of dance was, and here’s what they had to say:

Meet Ella, 15, and she lives in Virginia. She dances at Virginia Beach Ballet Academy. She struggled with concerns about her weight as young as 9 from negative comments.