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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At what age did she quit?

My DD is almost 10 and really loves dance.  She started with the competitions two years ago and seems like she won't want to stop anytime soon.  Right now she dances three nights a week and her studio only participates in two competitions per year, so it isn't all consuming like Dance Moms type of competitions.  My DH was commenting tonight that he hopes she quits in another year or so so she can do other activities.  My thought is, if she loves dance, let her put her time and energy into dance.  One of my friends made the comment that "most of them quit by 7th or 8th grade because they feel like they miss out on time with their friends".  I am just curious if this was true for your DD.  My DD has made a lot of good friends through dance so she is technically spending time with friends while she is there.  Anyway, just curious how it went for your girls.[/quote]

Mine danced competitively as 5-6 days a week and competition all over the west coast 2 times a month. We didnt see any of them quit because they "missed out"most of their friends danced also. Tell DH the other activities she will pick up after dance is...........boys. He may want to rethink that view. If anything i would find a new studio that does more than two competitions a year if she likes dance. They cannot be very competitive at only two a year. If anything in a year or two they will be getting crushed by teams that compete more and become discouraged. I saw it a lot. People mean well when they say winning isn't everything but no one likes to loseconsistanly. it is soul-crushing. [/quote]

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