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4 isn't too young to follow directions and not see it as goof off in a tutu time.  
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(Not OP) when is a child allowed to have goof off in a tutu if not at age 4? I'm legitimately curious. It seems like there are no opportunities to just have fun anymore. Everything is so structured and serious. [/quote]

At home, with friends. Likely there is some reason to having a class other than goofing off in a tutu. Why would parents pay money to just have kids run around goofing off. They can do that at home, in the park, with their friends for free. A ballet class is just that - a class. If you sign up for a class, there is usually an understanding that you want your child to learn something, in an age appropriate way. You don't pay for a class just so your kid can run around a room goofing off. At 3-4, classes are usually to learn some of the basic movements and foundational aspects of the skill or sport. If you put your child in violin lessons, would you expect they would just run around goofing off while holding violins or would you assume there would be some kind of violin related activities in the class.

The classes are 45 minutes a week. There are 6 days and 23 hours and 15 minutes a week to find other opportunities for just having fun.

And lots of kids do have fun in classes where they are following directions and learning. Those things aren't mutually exclusive[/quote]

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