To want to see what I am paying for with regards to my DD's ballet lessons?

[tangofan]

Hi Ladies

This may have come up before but I was wondering what other peoples' thoughts are with ballet lessons in terms of why parents are not allowed to spectate. My 4 yr old goes to weekly lessons and even when I initially enquired and asked if she would be able to watch a lesson to see if she might like it we were told from the start that we - including her - would not be allowed to.
She did some "modern dance" lessons last year - and the same strict rule applied - but we were at least allowed to watch the last lesson of the term but this time no such invitation has been forthcoming for next week's final lesson.
This rule seems to be the norm, and none of the other parents seem to question the fact that we pay our money, the children disappear behind closed doors and re-appear half an hour later. I don't know what they are doing, whether my DD is enjoying it, etc (obviously I ask her, and she seems to be happy enough but cant usually even remember any moves to show me)and I can't therefore make any judgement about whether or not it is worthwhile.
If it is to protect the children, why doesn't that apply to other types of lessons, like swimming/karate,etc??

Can anyone enlighten me? And is it wrong to want to see what I'm paying for?

I think its madness to not allow the parents of a pre schooler to stay and watch a lesson. I watch dd's gymnastics lesson and I will watch her swimming lesson. The teachers know that dd needs someone to help her on and off the toilet.

Even my son's state school allows parents to come in for a morning once a year.

I have to admit with my son's activities I am quite happy to have an hour or two to myself now that he is ten years old.

I think it is the norm to be allowed to watch the last lesson of the term or just the show if they put one on. I would question why you are not allowed to and change schools if necessary.

I don't like the idea of parents being free to watch every lesson. My DD used to go to ballet where parents were not allowed in class. There were long narrow glass panels in the door and one parent used to bring a stool and sit and watch and people were actually filiming through the glass. They covered them with paper in the end.