Growing up
I competed in dance competitions and did very well, and I know
it helped to make me a better dancer. Today, I have my own
school (6 years) and I haven’t dabbled in competition yet.
When I started, it was part of my plan, but I found that most
of my kids (and their parents) wanted to be recreational
students; they didn’t want to come in more than one or two
days a week. It turned out that the competition thing never
was an issue until this past year.
We did a
mall show for Muscular Dystrophy, along with several of the
competitive schools in my area. To my surprise, my good ole
recreational students performed just as well as these
competitive kids who dance all the time. I was proud!
Then some
of the teachers and students from the other school started
asking my kids what competitions they did. Most of my students
didn’t know what they were, but they were curious. When they
asked me about it, I explained that competition takes a lot
more time and expense than what they were used to. And to be
honest, I tried to drop the subject.
Now my kids
are begging me to go to competition, some have gone to watch
the schools that were in the mall show with us. They then come
to me saying that they love it and want me to enter them in
one. Do I need to do this? Will I lose these students if I
don’t? I need to know how other teachers handle this kind of
situation . . . please!
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