Hi, I would really appreciate some advice. DD(6) started ballet lessons at 4 - she was extremely shy at this age, more often than not refused to leave my side and started telling me she didn't want to go. I didn't push her, she was only 4 and thought her confidence might improve with age. It has, and she does well at school, no problems attending and has lots of friends. 10 months ago I mentioned ballet again and she said she'd like to go. She was attending weekly, all was fine. I was then told she was going to be in their show at a theatre (one every two years) in 6 months time; she seemed really excited and not phased at all so I didn't make a big deal of it. A couple of months before the show she kept saying she didn't want to go anymore - its 'boring'. I said you have to keep practicing the same dance for the show - it'll be less boring when its over. I also told her it wasn't fair to let everyone down and she'd need to commit until the show was over. She begrudgingly continued to go - always comes skipping out of class though and seems really happy. She was really good in the show and absolutely beaming afterwards but went straight back to grumbling about going before every class! I think the issue is a bit of anxiety - she's not a naturally social person (like me unfortunately) and I think pushing out of her comfort zone seems like hard work and she'd rather stay at home. I think she won't get over anxiety like this without pushing herself. But - she's 6 years old, I'm not wholly sure I'm not projecting, on the other hand I also don't want to teach her to just quit when things are uncomfortable. Really finding it hard to make a decision here... any thoughts greatly appreciated. First time poster - be gentle!