Stand straight, stand tall ,no slouching

Posture is important. You found a good way to keep it looking good.

You cut quite the dashing figure!

You look great Alfredo and you are so right, ballet helps to keep a good posture.

Some people develop spondylosis and it is not preventable. You are lucky. My parents would not allow us to slouch we always had to sit at the dining table sitting upright shoulders back no arms on the table etc! Ballet is good for your posture!

Are you acting in some drama in the photo?

OMG!! You're a real Baryshnikov, my fav male dancer!!! You're pure perfection in tights!!! From pictures I can see your posture stayed well!!! And U R in good shape!!

One thing I am worried about. I have a tendency to slouch and may be a little bit of hunching over. It can cause hernia I am told and I have started taking it seriously. You sure look great. Somebody to emulate.

Posture is very important and ballet is a wonderful way to maintain it. I have severe osteoporosis, so my posture looks very unhealthy.

Wow - you were a dish Alfredo!

You certainly were a dashing young man Fredo Posture was something drummed into my head from a young age. I heard it in school on a daily basis...sit up straight, stand up straight etc etc etc.

I wondered whether that was you, but then when I saw the costume, decided not. Good for you. I always tried to have better posture too but mostly because i knew some young girls that were very shy that walked bent over like an older person. Well not quite the same. This one girl had her neck bent over more than her back. I vowed that I would never look like that either. Now, I have it to where my back is curved too much and I wonder had I not pushed my back the way I did when younger whether it wouldn't have the extra curve in there now. My chiropractor says this curve is easier to work with than the curve some people get when their spines curved. Whatever. It's still not the most comfortable thing. Although at present it's manageable. If it ever gets worse I may end up walking with a rounded back to give my back a break. Maybe some of the people we see have many reasons they don't walk straight any more and maybe not all of them are posture related like we once thought.

You're right there, posture is important for health and appearance. Some people slouch around with round shoulders even when they are young, I just want to tell them to stand up straight!

@amadeo My physical therapist kept telling me not to slouch and to sit up straight.

wow ballet... learning ballet enhance your posture too.. but for me, i have a problem on my posture. i always slouch..

Ballet at 50? That is something most people would never want to attempt even while younger. But Yes posture is helpful. I would Love to be able to stand straight and hoping as my Health improves, I will be able to do this more.

You look like a real performer. If I don't catch myself, I find myself hunching..I have to make a conscious effort not to do it.

Wow look at you! Unfortunately there are many older people who have been hit with arthritis and other ailments that contribute to their inability to stand tall. I know two who would love to stand tall but can't.

Looking good then and still.

When kids these days hit eighty they're all going to be slouched over with massive problems following a lifetime of looking down at the phone in their lap!

Ballet is a nice hobby to do I also like that.You look nice in that photo.