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[quote=Anonymous]You say DD loves it; they mostly all love doing anything with friends at her age. Does she love dance for dance's sake and is she learning solid, advancing dance skills, or is the focus on winning trophies?

If it all really bothers you and you think DD would dance regardless of competitions, you can always pull your DD from the competitive dance circuit. Find another studio that has strong jazz and/or hip-hop classes but does not compete. There ARE such studios, OP, ones where dancers perform at recitals etc. but not in competitions. You might get flak from the coach and other parents at the current studio about her "letting down the team," "not being a team player" etc. but ignore it. If there is a point soon when the competition season ends, use that point to leave the current studio.

DD should get her say, though. One thing to note if she just started out: Increasingly competitions will require more and more of her weekends and more and more travel so they'll prevent her from trying other activities as she gets older. If she truly loves it that's fine. If not, she may eventually want to stop once the time  and travel commitments grow.

I'm not anti-competitive dance but it's not for every kid or every family, because it's a family commitment too. A lot depends on how the coach runs the team and if dancers feel supported or pressured. [/quote]

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