[AKA_Monet]

I and many of my friends have been in the "business"... Being so close to LA, it wasn't that hard...

Who do you know on the selection committee and do you know what they are looking for? If it is raw talent, then they would have not stated too much about practice and development.

What is Little BTB87's talent? Usually singing is the "stereotypical one" for little African American girls. So if she can sing, then let her sing to her hearts content.

To actually get practice and talent, you have to go to a "finishing school", such a Barbizon. So she can practice walking and presenting herself with "stage presence"... Depending on her genes--i.e. if she is going to be tall like her folks, then she will be able to have "run way" talent. Runways are extremely slippery and they ask the models to wear 3 inch heels or taller...

Moreover, they ask them to take care of themselves physically. Constant exercise regimen with hardly any adverse foods: basically eating just lettuce. That's how the supermodels get eating disorders...

For some reason, ballet gives the poise that's needed for runway work... If she's not into that already, she needs to be. And she needs to get into "toe" fast.

If she wants to sing, she needs formal voice lessons. She must modulate her voice at a given time. That's where the practicing comes into play. Moreover, a piano instruction helps with learning music theory.

Film, takes drama. That means acting classes.

If you want your daughter to pursue this avenue, she must become a "triple threat". It cannot be popular for just this summer, it is continuous work. When I found out Beyonce and Destiny's Child would go to their own summer camp and run 5 miles, singing songs they liked to strengthen their voices, then that is what is will take to be a "star".

And it is good for the parents to be involved until the kids become of age to make their own decisions. But until that time, parents are going to have to make them work very hard to be that "superstar" one day... And she might have to go to some "seedy" places... Can YOU deal with that?

I can tell you more if you want me too...

As they say in the business: Break a Leg...