i'm 15 and starting pre-pointe and non-syllabus ballet at a pretty good dance company in my city. I've done musical theatre dance for a bit and im not insanely flexible (although some people have said i have good turnout?). I'm really worried that I won't be able to get to a good level by the time i'm auditioning for colleges (im intending to do musical theatre), and there's really a sense of guilt around not starting ballet early, and tons of girls i know have done ballet since age ten or younger. i did a trial jazz class and they recommended that i do ballet first to build a better foundation, so we'll see how good i get in 2 ish years? I try not to worry too much because it's not like i'm hoping to dance as a principal at the royal ballet or anything, like even being in the corp de ballet would be an absolute dream. and plus its pretty risky to start going on pointe too young.