| Susan, Since you have an experienced dancer daughter, I'm so glad I came up with the same advice as you did!
dramama, it is never too late to start dancing more seriously. My son started dancing in high school and has gotten more serious each year, working around theatre rehearsals and shows in all previous years, as Susan mentioned. He has done 2 summers of ballet intensive programs offered at our local studio. This year he is not doing any theatre shows and is dancing on a fairly regular / daily basis, many hours a week (several ballet classes, tap, jazz, modern, and hip hop, pretty much everything offered at our studio). He has advanced his skills pretty well in a short time. He did 2 dance shows at Christmas and will have some featured roles in the dance recital this year, his senior year. Always before, he would have a theatre conflict that caused him not to be able to prepare for much in the recital.
Early in the fall, at one of the college auditions, he was asked if his 2 or 3 years of each type of dance was correct on his resume. I think he is more advanced than the number of years would indicate, and the college was surprised. I'm proud of him! He has worked very hard and is enjoying it. |