With the amount of work we put our bodies through, strength is necessary. That is not even speaking muscle bulk strength. That is entirely different. Ballet strength is resistance and understanding of how to make the muscle groups work together and not about muscle mass and size. The company practices from 10am until 6pm.
Dance is a wonderful art form.
I think I will always be in the Arts. It's an addiction. I can't imagine being in any other career because the Arts give back so much. Many retired dancers remain involved in the Arts in some way such as physical therapy, TV work, fashion, design, teaching, etc. Yes, we deal with replacement emergency rehearsals just about every day.