DSA - Ballet

[turquoise]

vlim:

So do u think it is a gd cca? I mean generally are those girls taking part in it 'vain'? :?

I'm not sure how to answer your question. Vanity in children isn't really dependent on whether you dance or not. You can be an excellent dancer and not be vain. And you can be in the sailing team and be very vain. It all depends on the person. Dancers, by and large, are encouraged to be slim because that's the preferred body type.

Dance CCA requires a lot of discipline, teamwork and dedication. Much like any other competitive team sport. So in that sense, it is a good CCA because it instils in the girls a sense of discipline and teamwork.

vlim, how old is your dd and is she interested in Dance to begin with?

[vlim]

turquoise:

vlim:

So do u think it is a gd cca? I mean generally are those girls taking part in it 'vain'? :?

I'm not sure how to answer your question. Vanity in children isn't really dependent on whether you dance or not. You can be an excellent dancer and not be vain. And you can be in the sailing team and be very vain. It all depends on the person. Dancers, by and large, are encouraged to be slim because that's the preferred body type.

Dance CCA requires a lot of discipline, teamwork and dedication. Much like any other competitive team sport. So in that sense, it is a good CCA because it instils in the girls a sense of discipline and teamwork.

vlim, how old is your dd and is she interested in Dance to begin with?

hi turquouise, my girl will be p2 in 2010. She has been going for ballet training since k2. She had taken her first ballet exam (primary) april this yr and next yr she will be going for the grade 1 exam in april. For her ballet school, the girls have to go for an extra weekday training from jan to mar in preparation for their april exam. So I was thinking if she was to spend so much time in the training and at the end she cannot use it as dsa to good girls school then it might be a waste. So in view of that, I was thinking of letting her take up netball when she is in p3 as netball is a core cca in most girls sec school.

[verykiasu2010]

I think for Ballet to be used for DSA, it has to be under Dance, which many schools do take Dance under DSA…it could be Chinese Dance or International dance which both require ballet foundation.


Remember your objective : To enter the secondary school of choice via DSA.

[corneyAmber]

SCGS.

[eager_beaver]

please, let your children dance because they love too

[Poonie]

ks2me:

SCGS.

Wonder what eactly SCGS or MGS look for in dance students under DSA. Is grade 5 sufficiently or must one the child won several competitions?

[Augmum]

my gal has been taking up ballet for the last 6 yrs (RAD exams) but she did not go for any DSA via ballet (depends which sch of choice u wanna).


yes, sad to say that ballet CCA is not a core CCA in sec sch
as for the international dance CCA, seems that the audition places more emphasis on dance such as hip hop or jazz (as far as her sch is concern)
the foundation of her ballet does not really help her in her dance audition at all… not surprise if she is not chosen…so pathetic

[vlim]

Augmum:

my gal has been taking up ballet for the last 6 yrs (RAD exams) but she did not go for any DSA via ballet (depends which sch of choice u wanna).


yes, sad to say that ballet CCA is not a core CCA in sec sch
as for the international dance CCA, seems that the audition places more emphasis on dance such as hip hop or jazz (as far as her sch is concern)
the foundation of her ballet does not really help her in her dance audition at all...... not surprise if she is not chosen.........so pathetic

huh... then got to think of letting my girl take up another cca in school liao...

[Augmum]

vlim:

huh... then got to think of letting my girl take up another cca in school liao...

yes, it's good to have a backup..........
but on the other hand, it'll take up more time besides the heavy workload esp when in the upper pri.
just like now, gal has to go for ballet outside sch, besides the sch compulsary CCA.
but leave her with no choice as ballet is her interest,
moreover, just can't give up half way thru.........rite???

[turquoise]

Augmum:

my gal has been taking up ballet for the last 6 yrs (RAD exams) but she did not go for any DSA via ballet (depends which sch of choice u wanna).


yes, sad to say that ballet CCA is not a core CCA in sec sch
as for the international dance CCA, seems that the audition places more emphasis on dance such as hip hop or jazz (as far as her sch is concern)
the foundation of her ballet does not really help her in her dance audition at all...... not surprise if she is not chosen.........so pathetic

Hi Augmum,

Your dd's current school does more hip hop and jazz for international dance? Oh that's unusual because in a lot of schools, the international dance CCA participates in SYF, and for that usually they look for girls with a good ballet or modern dance foundation.

So what CCA has your dd taken up?