There are 8 Ballet grades but there is also pointe work in grade 5 and up (although some start in grade 4), so if some one asks you, you could say that there are 8 or 12 because when you are in grade 5 up you have the poite work exams as well. The Pointe work levels are:
Intermediate Foundation
Intermediate
Advanced Foundation
Advanced 1
Advanced 2
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i think grade seven for grades but there is also intermediate
It's not really about your age, it's about how good you are at ballet, your age doesn't really matter. It is quite challenging but it depends on how well you do at ballet and if you have been through the other grades.
anyone who likes to do ballet
Its just to help instructors, visitors, and audience members determine which dancer is in which level.
Russian is known for its many ballet companies. The two most famous ballet companies in Russia are the Bolshoi Ballet and Mariinsky Ballet. The Mariinsky Ballet used to be known as the Kirov Ballet.