Pebbles49
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- Jan 27, 2014
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No, I am sorry if I miscommunicated and put out any false info... My daughter by no means is teaching any dance classes to anyone... She is strictly working as the dance instructor's assistant, which from what my daughter tells me, she primarily help the minis and tinys with properly putting on shoes, leotards, etc..., taking them to the bathroom and she jokingly, told me that some of the 3 year olds are runners and she chases and grabbed them and bring them back into the classes...My daughter I s 12 , has been dancing since she was 3, and cheering sine she was 7. She does 9 hours a week of dance and about 7 in the gym. She does pointe work, along with pretty much every other genre. I was a dancer for 20 years. We don't compete, but are at a studio that is very technique focused, particularly in ballet. I have only skimmed the thread, but my perspective on the situation is:
1. What the instructor is telling you about ballet is true. She needs to be doing all the ballet she can get. It is the technical foundation of all other forms of dance. It is vital for technique improvement.
2. Cheer/ tumbling and dance can compliment each other, but it is often a balancing act. Muscle mass gained from tumbling is not the same as the lengthened muscle development they are looking for in a competitive dancer. The instructor is likely looking at it from the perspective of why potentially compromise her dance technique for skills she will never use.
Eta: just saw your post about her helping instruct the littles, frankly this is a bit of a red flag for me. Our studio would NEVER allow a child who has been dancing less than a year to instruct in any capacity. I am sure your child is very talented and it's no reflection on her, but I cannot believe an instructor would trust a child with less than a year of dance training to consistently demonstrate proper technique.
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She is not in charge of any dance classes at only 13, but she get a chance to lead warm ups, which again is strictly under the dance instructor instructions...
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