Being a dance teacher, I get the same
question over and over again, "My daughter is 3 years old, I want to
enroll her in dance classes, which classes should I enroll her in?" The
answer I always give is, ballet and tap, and I'll tell you why.
At such a young age, girls' (or boys') bones are not strong enough to handle moves of some of the different types of dancing. Ballet will help make their bones strong so that they can do these other types of dances later on. Also beginners ballet is very easy to comprehend and easy to do.
Doing ballet when they are younger will get them using pointe shoes a lot faster and it will be easier for them to try any type of dance because other types of dances are based off of ballet. Later on, when they have had the ballet experience, they might like to try contemporary or modern. Ballet will help prepare them for these types of dances.
Also, since ballet is the first type of dance ever to be discovered, I believe it is important that every dancer has experience with ballet, especially if they are a young dancer, who is just starting out.
Also, a lot of parents complain about dance costumes being too revealing to dance in for their young dancers. For ballet, costume selections are very apropreaite, and parents can actually sit down and enjoy their little one's dance recital without having a heartattack about their child going on stage "half naked." The music is also soothing, calming, and is appropreaite for their age.
Tap is another type of dance I suggest because a lot of the younger ones enjoy being able to make the "tap noise" and it is more of an upbeat type of dance than ballet. If you are planning on putting your child in hip hop or jazz later on, I suggest that they take tap, because the moves are somewhat similar and the music is more faster than ballet.
Also tap costumes are not as revealing as some of the other costumes out there. Tap also follows after ballet in some of the same dance positions and moves, so if you enrolled your child in ballet, it would be a great fun upbeat practice class for ballet too.
*Tap shoes are unexpensive just like ballet shoes and can be found in any dance store such as ABC Dance or even online at WWW.discountdancesupplies.com
At such a young age, girls' (or boys') bones are not strong enough to handle moves of some of the different types of dancing. Ballet will help make their bones strong so that they can do these other types of dances later on. Also beginners ballet is very easy to comprehend and easy to do.
Doing ballet when they are younger will get them using pointe shoes a lot faster and it will be easier for them to try any type of dance because other types of dances are based off of ballet. Later on, when they have had the ballet experience, they might like to try contemporary or modern. Ballet will help prepare them for these types of dances.
Also, since ballet is the first type of dance ever to be discovered, I believe it is important that every dancer has experience with ballet, especially if they are a young dancer, who is just starting out.
Also, a lot of parents complain about dance costumes being too revealing to dance in for their young dancers. For ballet, costume selections are very apropreaite, and parents can actually sit down and enjoy their little one's dance recital without having a heartattack about their child going on stage "half naked." The music is also soothing, calming, and is appropreaite for their age.
Tap is another type of dance I suggest because a lot of the younger ones enjoy being able to make the "tap noise" and it is more of an upbeat type of dance than ballet. If you are planning on putting your child in hip hop or jazz later on, I suggest that they take tap, because the moves are somewhat similar and the music is more faster than ballet.
Also tap costumes are not as revealing as some of the other costumes out there. Tap also follows after ballet in some of the same dance positions and moves, so if you enrolled your child in ballet, it would be a great fun upbeat practice class for ballet too.
*Tap shoes are unexpensive just like ballet shoes and can be found in any dance store such as ABC Dance or even online at WWW.discountdancesupplies.com
This brings me back to my childhood :) I remember taking ballet and tap, and it was a lot of fun and I wasn't physically exhausted after the practices. I don't plan on having children anytime soon, but this is good to keep in mind years down the road if I do.
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