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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it’s when they show an interest in something. My three YO, now four, loved the movie Leap and watched it over and over and would dance along with it. She is been taking ballet classes and loves it. [/quote]

I have not doubt your kid loves her classes but OP is asking when it will be "beneficial" for her kids.  I think OP wants the kids to learn longterm hard skills from these classes.  So, I don't think there's anything wrong with a 3 year old taking ballet, but I doubt that it is "beneficial" in the way OP is thinking about it.  For example, we took our first kid to baby swim lessons.  We had fun splashing around with her and she loves the water but did it make her an amazing swimmer?  No.  We could have spent time with her in the pool without the classes and had fun and she would have still learned to be comfortable in the water and later to learn how to swim[/quote]

Real ballet does not start until ages 7-8.  Until then it is "pre-ballet", which is basically just movement classes.  Great, but you can certainly do without and it's not really learning ballet technique.  [/quote]

Agree. For ballet, wait until age 8.[/quote]

This may be true for some but they are usually watching what your child is doing in these recreational classes and then inviting them to join another class that is invitation only if your child is making more progress than the rest of the class. This has happened with  both my kids at ages 4-5 at both dance and gymnastics. These are usually longer and more difficult classes. [/quote]

I think it’s great to start ballet earlier (my own DD did), but if there is a money constraint like OP’s, you need to make hard choices. [/quote]

My DD didn't start ballet until 8 and had no experience before then (except through in-school dance activities).  She went straight to a pre-pro school.  [/quote]

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