<p>Couple pieces of advice for you given your D’s age currently. Have your D make sure she stays in dance lessons. My D was until middle school and at that time was torn between performing arts and volleyball, and couldn’t keep up all her dance lessons due to time constraints. What she would tell you now is she never should have quit ballet. Second I would also suggest a good voice teacher; my D started with one as a freshman and it was very helpful. Third, I’m really glad she’s considering show choir. Some here will argue with you that show choir should not be a priority, but it helped my D learn dance skills that helped her with her auditions, and helped her develop more of her overall performance skills, And it was fun, extremely time consuming, but fun! She was President of her group her senior year and they ranked fourth in the country. You’ll have to PM me and let me know what school your D will attend, maybe my D’s school competed against hers.</p>
<p>Two other things, not performance related. Grades. Have your D keep her grades up. I have said this several times on this board, but the summer before my D’s senior year my wife and I attended a talk by the Chair where my D now attends. He asked the kids and parents what they thought he looks for first in an applicant. His response: grades. Thy want smart kids. They need smart kids. So have her keep her grades up; it helps with admission and scholarships. And my other thing: fun. Make sure your high school daughter has a chance to be a high school kid, go to parties, dates, etc, etc. They get one shot at being in high school, and my experience has been that kids who focus so much on getting into a college program that they forego all the normal high school experiences for 8 dance classes a week, acting lessons, voice lessons, etc, etc etc tend to regret missing out on those experiences. Not all the kids, but a good number. So I advise balance.</p>