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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is the endgame with competitive dance for kids? Keeping it up through HS to get a scholarship? Julliard? Why would anyone go this route vs studying at a studio and doing non-competitive performances once in a while? So many questions because I am not a "dance mom." With youth travel sports the endgame is recruitment.[/quote]

There is no end game. It’s purely to do an activity that our kid loves and is skilled at. (I am speaking on behalf of the other dance moms I know). Much like how kids join club soccer or volleyball or whatever. We will switch to the high school dance or cheer team.  In other words, it’s not for college.

This is one reason I am so irate at competitive dance. Most of these kids dance because they love it, and they’ve worked very hard and done everything “they’re supposed to” and yet Studios see families as a meal ticket. They constantly move the goal posts. There is favoritism. They demand their time to inappropriate levels. We sign a ONE YEAR contract. We must get approval to go out of town.

I highly discourage anyone from competitive dance. If you have a young dancer, join a studio that eschews competition. [/quote]

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