minniemouseballerina

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  • December 8, 2016 at 3:06 pm in reply to: Is my child performing enough? #38814

    minniemouseballerina
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    That is definitely adequate. As a dance teacher, I know how much time and work it takes to produce quality shows, I would rather have my child/students perform in three high quality shows rather than ten sloppily put together performances. Quality, now quantity. I have run my own dance program before and my students did two shows per year, a nutcracker performance in December, and a spring show in may. We did do extra performance opportunities sometimes such as parades. I also took several groups of students to a dance competition once per year. One year we attended a dance festival in Disney World. Overall, I would be more concerned with the quality of my child’s dance education, rather than how many times she performed.

    December 8, 2016 at 2:54 pm in reply to: Class music #38813

    minniemouseballerina
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    I like to use traditional ballet music that includes songs from different ballets as well as piano versions of music that the children are more familiar with. On iTunes there are some great albums Lisa Harris has an album for ballet called “The Magic Wand” this has lots of ballet versions of Disney songs as well as traditional nursery rhymes and some Broadway. The music still gives the class a traditional atmosphere, but also makes it fun for kids! Lisa Harris has another one called “My favorite ballet class” with many Broadway and familiar tunes all with a traditional feel. For older students I know there are also albums with piano versions made for ballet class of current songs by Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and Beyoncé. There are several albums like that but one I know of is called “ballet goes pop”. I would definitely check iTunes!

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