All About Ballet

[micollh]

mummy, what do u mean by recitals? ballet recital? what does this mean? sorry, im new to ballet, DD was with prschool ballet for second term now

[jeanieg]

Think it’s kinda like a little concert to showcase what kuds have learnt.

[jtoh]

jeanieg:

Thanks twilight and jtoh! Think will let them take a trial class at attitude studio and see if they like it. The only qualm i have about attitude studio is that they have a big yearly concert by the students and i believe all got to participate? There will be additional rehearsals and also extra cost involved for costumes.


Do all studios have this? I just want my kids to take ballet for fun. Dont wanna be too serious about it unless they are.

Not all centres have annual concerts. I prefer dance schools which have such recitals/concerts. It gives the kids something to work towards and dance is about performance. It helps build confidence, learning to dance together in formation, a little bit of independence. It's good fun.

Yes, there will be additional rehearsals and extra cost. I'm sure you can opt out if you prefer your child not to take part.

[Serendipity]

Like jtoh, i also prefer a school which has performance opportunities for the children. Believe it's good for building confidence in them, and it's good exposure for a holistic learning experience. :celebrate:


Esp after seeing my DD in her pre-school's end-of-year concert, i'm all the more convinced that such experience is very valuable. I was a proud mamma that day! :love:

[i3mum]

Yeah proud mamas hehe :rahrah:


Me too, I also prefer those with concerts. I know Dance station have one yearly & Attitude only have one every 2 years.

Serendipity:

Like jtoh, i also prefer a school which has performance opportunities for the children. Believe it's good for building confidence in them, and it's good exposure for a holistic learning experience. :celebrate:

Esp after seeing my DD in her pre-school's end-of-year concert, i'm all the more convinced that such experience is very valuable. I was a proud mamma that day! :love:

[jtoh]

All the proud parents and grandparents can go watch the concert with their cameras and video cams.

[Augmum]

Penghu:

Mrs skipp seems to be going into retirement. The teacher teaching pre pri and pri classes is Ms Tan but I am not sure what her full name is. mrs skipp is around to sometimes help, chit chat with parents. Everyone seems to know her. They aren't really pushy and encourages you to even attend a few times until u or ur child is comfortable before signing up.


I am still observing how the class routine goes. They seem to do warm up but I thought lacking in stretching.... As in those where u open your legs real wide and stretch. So far, only saw 1 out of 4 classes. The funny thing is u can hear all the \"ouches\" from majority of the kids.haha!

Any idea how a typically class routine for pre pri is like?

Ms Tan is really dedicated. Notice her every moves in class is all ballet styles. There was a class where she was doing the skips and 'bicycle' ride with them. The amount of sweat on her back is more than all kids combined !!

thanks for yr added info....so Ms Tan is the new teacher-in-charge...( never meet her b4...)

[Penghu]

Hi phtthp! Yeah! Was really glad I finally settled down and the timing of the current class fits perfectually into our routine. Can’t wait to see DD be able to dance on her own. Sometimes we even stayed halfway thr the next class watching the gals while waiting for daddy to fetch!

[phtthp]

That's great, isn't it ? very happy to hear that ! I'm sure your daughter will become a great ballerina one day.

[poppy15]

my DD started ballet in march this yr & end of this yr, the whole centre will be putting up a performance entitle \" Alice In Wonderland... \"


she is sooooo excited...