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Is it possible for my dd1 to reach her dream of becoming a professinal dancer?

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AdelaideDancer · 13/03/2016 14:32

DD1 dances for 2 and a half hours a week. However she also practices and stretches everyday at home. At the moment she does Grade 2 ballet (30mins) and Grade 3 modern (30mins) on Thursdays and Grade 2 ballet(45mins) and Grade 3 modern/Grade 2 tap (45mins) on a Saturday. In May she is doing her Grade 2 ballet, which she has been in for a year, exam and is practicing for it everyday. We hope that in July she will do her Grade 3 modern, which she has been in since she was nine, and her Grade 2 tap, which she has been in since she was ten, in October/November. At the moment dd1 is 11 and will be 12 at the end of June.

So is it possible for her to become a professional dancer? And, if so, how hard will she have t work to get there?
Thanks

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Balletgirlmum · 13/03/2016 14:38

Without seeing her it is impossible to say.

However Grades 2 & 3 is pretty low for her age, it's possible to catch up & it's not all about exams but a combination of technique, facility, musicality & performance quality.

At age 11 most vocational schools select on raw ability/potential but by the age of 16 they are expected to be at a certain level. She will be competing for college places against children like my dd who is in Year 9 & dancing for between 2-3 hours six days a week. She takes her Intermediate exsm tomorrow - several of her classmates took it last year & are already in Advanced 1.

Is the school she attends mostly recreational or do they have a track record of children attending Associate Schemes or going onto to Vocational school. Do they offer non syllabus/free work classes? You might need to change schools or look for these opportunities.