Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Live Dance Performances And How They Can Help Improve Skills

By Sarah Wilkiamson

Most good dance schools will showcase their pupils and institution with some recitals and performances. These reflect well on the school and help to make their students keep focused on learning dance skills and performing in public. These performances can also gain more students for the school.

Performances can also be a good way to judge if a school is right for your child. The standard of the performance will be a good indication of what is expected from students and, most importantly, what they can deliver. Don't just look at what the children are doing though; spend some time examining the teachers and how they respond to those performances.

How can these performance opportunities assist your child? Having a performance in public can help your child learn dance quicker and better than just concentrating on lessons. Even though dance lessons can be entertaining and inspiring there is nothing like the thrill of a live performance to actually give your child that additional edge. They will set in more work for a live performance than for the normal lessons.

As soon as they put into practice dance numbers students learn how to focus on certain dance skills. In order to put on an excellent performance it is necessary to put in a lot of practice. This is because they will require putting a lot of work into the performance when they perform before a live audience. This hard work helps students focus on certain dance skills and in addition teaches them discipline.

Performing before a live audience is a thrilling experience. No doubt there is also a certain amount of nervousness before the performance, but in the end your child will learn the value of polishing and perfecting their skills. When you take part in a public performance the dance routines must be done exactly right and this takes a lot of extra work and discipline.

There is no price that can be put on confidence. Many children suffer terribly from a lack of confidence and this makes something like dance so important for developing young individuals. With new found confidence in themselves, children tend to learn other skills much easier. And, they get used to the feeling of success and the satisfaction of completing their work.

We all try to set and achieve goals these days. No matter what your chosen profession these days, goal setting and delivering results seems to be a focal point. For many people, this is difficult to adjust to if they haven't had expose to goal setting in their youth.

Occasionally participating in a live performance can be to some extent nerve-racking for your child, particularly if it is their first one. When they participate in a live show it is an enormous chance for all the family and their friends to get involved. This will provide added support for your child and make them feel more relaxed about the performance.

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