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Any parents sit in on kids dance or gym practice?

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peppersneezes000 · 04/12/2019 11:09

My daughter is a young competive dancer, I've always sat in on classes as parents are allowed & I feel I can listen to her corrections & help her at home... However now I'm doubting it's a good thing as I've started comparing her to other kids & finding fault with her dances. I find I'm not picking telling her to focus etc.... I'm afraid if I don't sit in she won't progress as all the other mothers of the girls in her age group sit in & observe... Obviously I want her to progress & do well at her dance as she loves it & really enjoys the competive side of it too... She's 7, please advise on what's best

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daisypond · 04/12/2019 11:18

What do you mean by a “competitive dancer”? I don’t understand. Do you mean she does competitions? Or something else? But parents shouldn’t watch. It’s distracting for children and intrusive for the teacher. When mine took classes, parents were not allowed to watch, apart from a demo class at the end of term. The glass panel in the door was also blocked out so people couldn’t peep. Unless you are a trained dancer yourself, how do you know what the faults are, or the good things?

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