<p>@anne1244 - Great post! </p>
<p>It’s so hard to get young adults to think of the ramifications of pushing themselves into vocal injury when they’re too often rewarded for unhealthy behavior. Hopefully at least some will take lessons from Adele and other similar stories of vocal self-destruction.</p>
<p>On the subject of dancers’ “retirement” age – D was SO impressed with the extreme level of professionalism of the dancers at YoungArts in Miami versus the vocalists. I had to remind her that dancers coming out of high school NEED to be near the peak of their careers, while singers ideally will “fully ripen” much later in life.</p>