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dance type recommendations for a 6yo

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4kidsandlovingit · 16/02/2010 14:01

Hi DD2 wants to take up dancing classes but doesn`t know which style/type she wants to try. She has mentioned ballet and tap and ballroom. Just wondering what types of dance do your DC do/have tried and would you recommend them.
My DD is the type of child that can never sit still and sings and dances just about anywhere she goes so I am also considering something alsong the lines of stagecoach but cheaper.
Cheers in advance of any advice.

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LIZS · 16/02/2010 15:21

dd does ballet, tap, modern and jazz. Her favourites are tap and modern. Modern and jazz are most akin to musical theatre styles.

frakkinaround · 16/02/2010 15:23

Could she try a few of them and see what she likes?

misshardbroom · 17/02/2010 11:37

DD is 6 and does ballet, tap and jazz. She still likes ballet best but I think that's because she's done it for longer and so knows she's better at it than the other two. Most of her friends prefer tap & jazz and a lot of the older girls drop the ballet.

I can see why tap & jazz would appeal most to an energetic little girl, although there's a strong argument to say that the ballet gives them a firm basis on which to learn other dance disciplines... in terms of the discipline, listening well, strengthening exercises, posture etc.

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