How do you know if your child is good enough?

lammb66
Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:34:40 +0000

I know this particular board is much more active than the dance board and since the question can be broached to all of the theatre parents too, I thought I would start a discussion here. We all love our children and want what is best for them. Dance, theatre, drama, are all difficult careers. It is so competitive and I know the kids have to prepare for that. But, how do you know if they are good enough for that major? Not getting into that type of program, but succeeding and being able to get jobs when they graduate? I feel my dd is a wonderful dancer, performer, etc. But is that just my opinion? She gets into pieces but should she be getting into more. How else should she be preparing herself post-college? She is in a little pond right now, what will happen later on? I know that most majors right now are not that secure in terms of the job market. I am a worrier by nature but am trying to look positively at the future. She says she can’t imagine majoring in anything else. She is a sophomore dance major btw so she still has another two years of training. She loves what she is doing but how do you know if she has a chance for jobs later on? Am I the only one to be thinking this way?