<p>Everyone…</p>
<p>How important do you think it is to have dance training before entering an MT program in college?</p>
<p>I have not had much training, but was told by a teacher that I catch on quickly, and if I commit to an intensive, 5-day a week ballet schedule, I could potentially make up for a lot of missed time. This teacher began dancing when he was 16, and moved into the advanced class the next year- so he is a firm believer in the whole “what you put into it is what you get out of it” idea, and he’s said he’s taught many a late bloomer who’ve ended up to be better dancers than some of the students he’s seen go through years of training. Obviously, I am not expecting to surpass my dancer friends, but I would like to be competent, more so than I am, in dancing. My concern is the time committment. Unlike many of your children (soozievt in particular!!) I have not seemed to have been able to conquer the issue of limited amounts of time. And since school is my top priority (enforced by my parents), I usually give up dance classes and acting lessons when I’m in a show. Since I’m doing my school show AND a show at a local professional theater company, I’ve not been taking dance or acting- and still have some problems managing my time- my friends constantly tell me it would do me good to break a limb and stay in bed for awhile cuz im the “busiest person” they know. However, my shows will be done by January, my schools show will be over by the end of this month. But I’m still not sure if investing THAT much time in dance is a great idea, especially since the outcome of it all isn’t definitive. What do you all think? And soozievt, how has your daughter managed to stay on top of her schoolwork, do 6 dance classes a week, voice training (how many days a week?), acting training, AND a show? share the secret!! </p>
<p>Thanks,
Danielle</p>