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Originally Posted by rhoyaltempest
Also I just wanted to mention that for the dance studio and the moms, this is not a hobby. They want the girls to get into schools like Juilliard and/or go on to broadway. They want them to be professional dancers. The question is do the girls want this? The little ones don't know yet but the lead dancer (can't think of her name) does I think; she's really good. The ones that end up being professionals have definitely been working at it since they were very young. I also think some of the moms want to live vicariously through their girls since they quit dance when they were young.
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As a mom, this is where I struggle. I would love to get my kids into something that they could translate into something (professional dancer, Olympic gymnast, concert pianist, professional baseball player, etc), but how do you know what to put them in without overloading them to figure out what that thing would be? I know a few things are out: My daughter likes dancing, but she doesn't have the natural grace and she's probably going to be quite tall (which also kicks out gymnastics). She likes music, but one minute thinks she'd like to play the harp, flute the next, piano the next. As a musician, I realize that many skills transfer, but the focus is obviously not there. My son has actually shown some aptitude for gymnastics, but is not great at following instructions (he's 4, so he still has time to grow out of that). I feel like if I'm going to get them into something NOW is the time, but I don't want to shove them into something just for the sake of it.
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