Ballet & gymnastics. Benefits of both (dd is 3 yo)

[indiana7]

Hi, my 3 year old dd started ballet before Christmas & she absolutely loves it. She's in a little pre-school class & has great fun pretending to be fairies & unicorns etc. However over the past month I have noticed she has become more more co-ordinated & is doing some "moves" now! I'm just so happy she enjoys it & skips into class every week.

She is also asking to do gymnastics & we have put her name down in a club for Sept(huge waiting list before then). So my question is will they compliment each other.I was hoping the gymnastics may increase her flexibility as she would be slightly stiff & it would help her ballet that way.

If you have any kids in ballet & gym what do you think are the benefits? I think the ballet has definitely improved her concentration & co-ordination, she is also alo more graceful!!! Would gym have any character building characteristics?

She was also asking to do drama but we can't afford 3 activities plus we don't want her doing too much too young. If she still wants to do drama down the line I think 5 or 6 may be a better age to start?

[eyebrowse]

In my experience a lot of dc try lots of of activities and then narrow down as they find one suits them more than another or they end up clashing and they have to make a choice. Particularly with gym and ballet dc tend to go with one or another quite quickly. With my dc I find the things we do/stick with tend to be easy to get to so that might help your decisions. Also if your dd will be young in the school year she might get very tired so you might have to cull some activities then or go to ones available at the weekend. Alternatively could you afford to do three activities for one term and then say you and she will decide which one or two she carries on with after that?