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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter is very in to dance. I would do
something low key at that age. My daughter did creative dance at age 4, which was basically very laid back ballet. You just want something fun and to see how she likes it. From my daughter’s class at 4, only maybe 2 girls are still dancing. A lot try it out and then decide to do other things. Fun and relaxed at that age![/quote]

Also, you don’t want to do real ballet with a child that young. Ballet is very technical and it would be a very rare 4 yo who would want to do the necessary technique and practice for ballet. [/quote]

OP here -- Right, right. Sorry, what I was trying to say is that even places like MYB and WS label their little-kid classes as "creative dance." I wasn't sure whether there was a difference between creative dance at MYB and creative dance at Neighborhood School Near Me.[/quote]

I think the big difference is in terms of performance.  At some Neighborhood Schools Near Me (near you may vary) there's a big emphasis on the recital, and the costumes, and the show.  Whereas at a more traditional ballet school, that isn't a thing, until they're in the Nutcracker.  i'd figure out if you want the show (we didn't, we just wanted class) and figure that into your choice.  Nothing wrong with a show, but our dance obsessed 4 year old is the youngest and schedules are busy, so something like a show that upends them with rehearsals on different days etc . . . wasn't for us.  [/quote]

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