Ideas for a ballet/dance studio at home?

My house is quite small and I don't want to spend too much money on it because I though I'd ask my dad to fix something up for me as a birthday present. Any ideas? Decorating, using space wisely, etc.?

Ideas for a ballet/dance studio at home?phantom of the opera

All you need is some laminate floring, a fairly wide mirror and if you want a bit more a barre! Thats all the flooring shouldnt cost to much or the mirror but barres are quiet exepenive!

oh and happy birthday!

Ideas for a ballet/dance studio at home?listen to opera opera theater

If you are already taking classea at a good studio, then you can practice at home. If you intend to teach yourself, then please reconsider. Ballet is such an intricate and difficult thing to learn even with a teacher present making sure you are doing everything right. If you teach yourself at home, you have no way of knowing if you're doing anything correctly, and you can hurt yourself if you do things wrong. For example, if you don't turn out correctly, you can permanently damage your knees.

So if you want a dance studio in your house just for extra practice, put mylar flooring down (less slippery than wood but won't add too much friction to turns) and put mirrors on one wall. Then put a barre on the wall opposite the mirror. This will take up a whole room, though, so if you want something you can put in your room. Maybe put a strip of mylar down, forget the mirror (unless you really want to be able to see yourself), and put a wall-mounted barre up.
It's up to you really. If you would really like a ballet studio then good for you! (i always wanted one but couldn't be able to get one at home,hehehe) Anyways, if i were to give an advice, use a BIG space. You don't wanna end up in a cast for hitting the wall,chair,etc. for lack of space. Good Luck and have fun with it!!! :D