Determining which dance studio is best for your children’s dance lessons can be a challenging endeavor. This is often complicated further when the child’s parents have no prior dance experience. Unfortunately, location to the child’s home is often the primary reason a dance studio is chosen. Although commuting distance to the dance studio is and should be a factor, there are many other things to consider as well. A meeting with the studio’s Directors and/or Instructors is an absolute necessity. What is the formal educational background in both dance and teaching children’s dance lessons that the dance instructors possess? Where have the dance studio’s faculty performed? Are the Instructors still performing and keeping current with new teaching and dance techniques? It’s important to remember that simply because an Instructor is highly accomplished as a performer, does not mean that they will be able to provide quality children’s dance lessons.
Another must when deciding on children’s dance lessons is a visit to the dance studio during times when lessons are being given in classes in which your child would be enrolled. Does the instructor have a genuine concern for the students in his charge? Does the instructor have a positive outlook and outwardly display a passion for what the children are being taught? Are the children having fun while simultaneously being provided with a structured and disciplined environment? Is the instructor viewing each child as an individual with his or her own strengths and weaknesses and caters to those differences? children’s dance lessons offer many benefits, however one of the main reasons parents enroll their children in dance is because it’s a fun activity for the child. If the child is not enjoying the experience, the most professional and comprehensive lessons will be lost as the student will quickly lose interest and view dance as a chore instead of a life long love.
Another great way to evaluate the quality of children’s dance lessons is through recommendations from other parents and through the community in which the dance studio is located. Are the parents pleased with the quality of their children’s dance lessons? How long has their child been attending classes at the dance studio? Have they seen a progression in their child’s dance skill? Does their child look forward to attending classes and do they wish to continue dancing?
Enrolling your child in children’s dance lessons is an important decision that should be made with thought, time and information. The benefits of children’s dance lessons are many and will carry on throughout their formative years and onward into adulthood.