So, usually a lurker but after some thoughts on my current dilemma. Dd is 10 and has always loved dancing. She's taken ballet classes since she was 5 and more recently taken up modern. A couple of years ago her teacher sent her to a Royal Ballet JA audition because she thought she showed real potential - she didn't get in but loved the experience and it just made her even more focused on her ballet then before and it was the absolute centre of her world. Then, a few months ago, the enthusiasm for it started to wane and then a couple of months ago she dropped the bombshell that she was thinking she might want to give it up. We have encouraged her to mull it over for a while before making her final decision and she's been doing that very sensibly. She has said that she realises that if she's going to go on and pursue it more seriously then she'll need to take additional classes and admits that she's really not keen on that idea and has also said that she's not fussed about going on pointe anymore (was always the big goal). She did brilliantly in first couple of exams (distinctions) but marks have gradually got lower each time since then so I wonder if that has something to do with it. I genuinely think she's being sensible about this but I really don't want her to regret it. Should I just let her make her own decisions and walk away from it or should I be encouraging her to carry on with something that was such a passion?
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