I didn't but I want to enroll my LO in ballet and tap classes when she turns 3!
I didn't but I want to enroll my LO in ballet and tap classes when she turns 3!
honeydew / 7488 posts
I did, and then my mom pulled me out when I turned 5. She told me to choose: piano, or ballet. Oh, and by the way, I already bought the piano! I had DD in ballet/tap at 2yr, and it did not go well at all. She would stand there and do absolutely nothing. There were some little 2 yr olds who just loved being there and twirling away. So we stopped that, and now she is in gymnastics at 4, which is working really nicely.
pomelo / 5132 posts
Yes! I took ballet, tap, and jazz/hip hop.
I still do lyrical, tap, and jazz/hip hop. I'd like to get back into modern.
@T-Mom: I chose dance over figure skating...my mom made me choose too!
eggplant / 11824 posts
I took ballet lessons for many years. I really wish I had stuck with it. I plan on enrolling LO in ballet asap!!!!
coconut / 8279 posts
I took classical ballet from 2.5 to 13 years old. I wish I stuck with it!
apricot / 483 posts
ballet and tap mostly, with a little bit of irish tap and jazz - i loved it, and continued with dance through high school and a little into college
if my future babies have any interest, i would love for them to take dance classes
GOLD / papaya / 10206 posts
Tap and jazz.... I still love tap! When I get the itch I sign up for classes and ratty tat tap my little heart out
apricot / 280 posts
I took tap, ballet and jazz for years. I stopped when I got involved in sports & theatre since it was too much to keep up with. As long as the classes are just for fun, I think they’re great. The school that I went to had some really intense instructors who expected perfection. When you’re dealing with children, there’s no such thing.
pomelo / 5257 posts
Yes, and I loved it! I took ballet from age three through most of high school, was on my high school dance team, and was in a hip hop dance group in college. So of course I think enrolling your LO in dance classes is a great idea, but I'm obviously biased. It's definitely not for everyone though, my younger sister locked herself in her room at age 5 so she wouldn't have to go haha. Needless to say she moved on from dance and ended up playing softball and basketball instead
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
Yes. I took tap, jazz, and ballet classes. I loved it! If I have a daughter I'd love to put her in dance classes.
cantaloupe / 6610 posts
I did but I was terrible! My mom has pics of my recitals where I was doing something completely different all the time:(. One pic everyone was facing the crowd with arms up and I have my back to the crowd with arms down. I'm sure my mother was mortified!
nectarine / 2085 posts
Yes, I danced for 20 years! From 3 to 23 I did ballet, and now I do some ballroom/swing for fun.
hostess / watermelon / 14932 posts
@PrincessBaby: lol. Don't feel bad, the one year my mom tried to encourage acro I spent 95% of my time in the time out chair. Granted I was 2..but still..
pomelo / 5257 posts
@PrincessBaby: Aww, that sounds adorable! My mom has this hilarious video from one of my very early ballet classes (probably age 3) where the instructor told us to freestyle and everyone else is sort of halfheartedly shuffling around, but I'm REALLY into it and leaping all over the place, spinning around, and flinging my arms through the air, lol.
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts
Yup! I took ballet, jazz, modern and hip hop. I danced from age 2 to age 12 at which point I quit because I broke my foot. I hate that I didn't stick with it. For the most part I will let M choose her own activities but ballet is non negotiable : )
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts
@PrincessBaby: haha. I was apparently bossy pants in ballet class. My teachers always had me be the one to lead everyone on and off stage because I kept them all in line! : )
coconut / 8299 posts
I've been taking dance classes since I was 5! Ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, folk dance. I love dance!
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
I took gymnastics, but I hope to put my DD in both dance ad gymnastics if she is interested (fingers crossed!)
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