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[quote=Anonymous]My first inclination is to stick it out for the Nationals to honor your commitment and show your daughter that it's important to see things through. I'd have a long talk with her since it seems like she enjoys the social aspect of the competition. Have her agree to a certain amount of practice untill the Nationals. Negotiate. You might suggest 15 minutes a day at home. Pick an amount that you're willing to go down from in case she makes a counter proposal, maybe 3 days a week. That'll make a difference if she's currently at 0.

My second thought it to talk to her teacher. Since you're planning to drop anyway after the year, there's no reason not to feel it out. Maybe the teacher will be glad to lose a kid who doesn't practice if she's not keeping up with the group. Or maybe she'll have suggestions on what your dd could focus on to get more into it. Either way, do it asap to lessen the impact on the team.

Also got next year, dance is not all or nothing. I danced through high school but at a low key studio. Once I hit honors classes I didn't have time to practice at home so had to drop pointe. It would have been dangerous to continue without practicing. But it was fine to do jazz just a couple times a week. We didn't compete, just did an annual recital and got the exercise and social benefits without the stress. Ballroom is another option [/quote]

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