So as some of you may know, I am still relatively new to Sims 3 and only have Generations and Ambitions for EPs. I say this to defend my stupid questions LOL. So here goes: I have signed up a couple of my children for after school ballet classes but nothing comes of it. Is there supposed to? I have read in places that they are supposed to gain the ballet skill but I'm not seeing anything like that. I think it would be awesome from them to do ballet! I have even seen pictures of sims dancing and I even downloaded some CC of ballerina stuff. I was so excited! But....nothing. What is going on here?

Children's Ballet is a hidden skill that is acquired through the after school activities (Generations). You don't actually see sim children learning ballet, the activity takes place in the school rabbit hole for 2 hrs, 3 days/wk immediately after regular school so that's 3-5pm on Mon, Tues, Fri. As they gain the hidden skill, they should be able to show off some dance moves to the adults by way of social interactions. There should be a recital scheduled towards the end of the child stage. You might want to make sure your sim kids are actually attending the club at the scheduled times instead of just leaving school at or around 3pm.You can check on the hidden skill to see if your kids are making any progress with MasterController (MC Cheats) as it will appear there along with all of the others.Regular, on-screen Ballet is part of the Dancing skill for teens and older (although I believe children can learn it this way as well). It requires this store set or the Skylight Studio for the Performing Arts.

@suzses I had tried to download the Light As A Feather set first, but it sent me to a blank page No idea what was up with that. Then I found the Studio and got that instead. That's all I meant.

I'm pretty sure that the ballet barre builds athletic while the dance floor builds at least the dance skills (or maybe both). Not the hidden kind in this case, I mean the full Dance skill that shows up on the sim's skill tab.It's fun to use regardless and I don't think there's much a high-skilled dancer can do that a low-skilled one can't except maybe step on their partner's feet less often.

If I remember correctly (and like Igazor said) there is a Dance skill that the ballet after school class gives you. However, I’ve only recently discovered the dance barre in the bowels of the Buy Mode catalog so all I know is what I’ve discovered as I’ve played.https://78.media.tumblr.com/3c40f2e278c650b2df3a3ef55ab2d8c8/tumblr_pb0ln2YqFL1xq9hdmo1_1280.jpghttps://78.media.tumblr.com/93937f45aeaea604d6856ce1f47edaa9/tumblr_pb0ln2YqFL1xq9hdmo2_1280.jpgFrom what I’ve observed the ballet barre gives the dance skill to children and athletic to Teens and Adults but I could be wrong.

"MKSizzle;c-16602351" wrote:@suzses I had tried to download the Light As A Feather set first, but it sent me to a blank page No idea what was up with that. Then I found the Studio and got that instead. That's all I meant.Ah, OK. The venue is nice to have anyway, especially the roof pieces. :)

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jillbg
7 years ago
The dance school is a hidden skill, but the kids can show off their skills, doing pirouettes and stuff!

The barre interactions are fun to watch! :D But they are terribly difficult to coordinate. :s
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Luckily you can always use poses...
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genestmk
7 years ago
@jillbg Those are great!!! I love the cat trying to attack her in the last one when she is mid leap. Hahahaha
brionl
7 years ago
From my experience with the Ballet Class after school, it takes about 2 weeks worth of classes to max out.
IreneSwift
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
Maybe how long it takes depends on the lifespan. But when I've done it with shorter lifespans, they never reach the top level for the after school classes.
jillbg
7 years ago
@MKSizzle Thanks! :) Poses are really fun to use!

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