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Dance lessons. When do they do exams?

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88milesanhour · 17/06/2022 23:04

Just that really,

Dd does modern, ballet and tap. I appreciate this is probably a very open ended question but was just wondering how they typically progress and pass exams etc. If people with older kids could give me an idea that'd be helpful. Did you do anything outside lessons to help them when they were little? She's only 4 currently so obviously nowhere near taking any yet but just curious. Thanks

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Tarriance · 18/06/2022 07:59

Not every dance school will do exams

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88milesanhour · 18/06/2022 07:54

Thanks. I wasn't meaning anything anything massively structured outside the lesson but for example she loves to do the fun dancing lessons on youtube and just wondered if there's an equivalent or anything specifically aimed at the first exam requirements x

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MomOfTwoGirls2 · 18/06/2022 02:41

At 4, nothing extra needed. It should be fun and no pressure.

Cant remember when DD started exams, probably 6? Early exams were very low key, all prep was done in class by teacher.

As she got older we always arranged some private lessons in advance of exam. And much later I learned it is possible to buy a DVD of the ballet exam work, these were handy for practice at home.