This sounds like all-star dance. I’ve never paid more than $250 for a solo costume. I’ve never paid an entry fee to a competition. I’ve never had to pay for extra rehearsals (except solos). I’ve never had to buy a bow?? |
$250 for a costume is still too much. Entry fees are common. Point is you pay more for all these items that have nothing to do about learning how to dance than you do for classes. |
Costume fees are under $50 for my dd
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Performers rarely make good teachers. |
Too much to you. I think it’s fine. I’ve been to tons of dance competitions and there’s never an entry fee. |
I can’t speak to a qualitative analysis of all performer-teachers (I would be interested in the citation you have for your claim), but Paige Williams, Luke Spring, Becca Perron, and Courtney Moran Rosendall are tremendous instructors (I evaluate educators, am a former elementary teacher, and have worked as a professor for 12 years, so I have terribly high standards. 😊.) The podcast episode above featuring Raynor is excellent. |
I think this is the Varsity Dance Summit to which you refer: https://www.varsity.com/all-star/competitions/end-of-season-events/fans-the-dance-summit/ It seems similar to All-Star Cheer. |
We go to Encore, which is exactly what you describe. Is that where your daughter attends dance class too? |
Yes that’s it! Again we didn’t pursue it - thought about it but it was too much money and time and my daughter wasn’t that passionate about it. Had she loved dance and wanted it then we probably would have done it until all the fees started piling on and I learned that it really wasn’t $200-300 a month. So now she takes 2 rec classes a week for $160 a month at a studio five minutes from our house. Although once you factor in dance shoes, practices leotards/tights, costumes, pictures, recital fees and a week or two of dance camp in the summer it’s closer to $200 a month. |
PP re attending Encore, and I did not mean to reply to the “dumb faces” comment. I meant to reply to the comment, “If you love dance, just go to a dance studio where you get to dance. One or two recitals a year for family and friends. Older, more serious students get opportunities to perform in a more professional way, a reward for years of dedication and love of dance, not a cheap trophy for doing a 2 minute routine in a convention center in front of a bunch of other competitive dance teams.” |
My niece was on her cheer leading team in middle school, but could not do then splits / aerials / flips like all the other girls. When the team was selected to go the state championships, she was not invited. Very hard lesson, and she no longer participated in sports. Now in college, she has become quite accomplished in Pilates. She found her fit. |
Cheerleading is not dance. No relevance to this conversation. |
It certainly is. You are weird. |
No it’s not. It incorporates dance elements but it’s definitely not dance. |
Why are you focusing on competition dance? Just have her take classes and participate in the recital. No need to take things to the extreme. If later she wants to compete, then you can consider it. |