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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 324126" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>Janet, try the Y or parks and recs department. They often have good classes for those first few years and they're a lot cheaper than a regular dance studio. The prices in small town studios are also often cheaper than in cities or larger towns. The advantage to going this route is you don't feel like you have so much invested so if it's not her thing you can move on to gymnastics or whatever and it's no big loss.</p><p> </p><p>Oftentimes classes for the little ones are combo classes so the girls get to try out some different dance types or are just a broad "creative" class for little ones.</p><p> </p><p>You can also keep costs down for the younger girls by buying their dancewear at Walmart or Target. Loads cheaper than the $46 I just spent on a leotard because it was the only one I could find that fit my daughter.</p><p> </p><p>My daughter started ballet at 4 and is in her 8th year. It was pretty reasonable the first few years ($8-10) per lesson but the ballet girls are expected to add a second performance class each week. She dances year around (primarily ballet, some jazz, non-competitive) and it runs about $1700 per year.</p><p> </p><p>I'd let her choose which class to take. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> My daughter wanted ballet REALLY badly when she started but at the time they only offered it for girls two years her senior and up. They made an exception and let her dance with the older girls because the desire was so strong, and she wound up being one of the only girls to stick it out from that group.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 324126, member: 701"] Janet, try the Y or parks and recs department. They often have good classes for those first few years and they're a lot cheaper than a regular dance studio. The prices in small town studios are also often cheaper than in cities or larger towns. The advantage to going this route is you don't feel like you have so much invested so if it's not her thing you can move on to gymnastics or whatever and it's no big loss. Oftentimes classes for the little ones are combo classes so the girls get to try out some different dance types or are just a broad "creative" class for little ones. You can also keep costs down for the younger girls by buying their dancewear at Walmart or Target. Loads cheaper than the $46 I just spent on a leotard because it was the only one I could find that fit my daughter. My daughter started ballet at 4 and is in her 8th year. It was pretty reasonable the first few years ($8-10) per lesson but the ballet girls are expected to add a second performance class each week. She dances year around (primarily ballet, some jazz, non-competitive) and it runs about $1700 per year. I'd let her choose which class to take. :) My daughter wanted ballet REALLY badly when she started but at the time they only offered it for girls two years her senior and up. They made an exception and let her dance with the older girls because the desire was so strong, and she wound up being one of the only girls to stick it out from that group. [/QUOTE]
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