Tips for Children's Ballet Classes : The Best Ballet Class Size for Kids

Children's Ballet Tips and Advice; learn from a professional ballet dancer the best class size for your kids in this free video clip.

Expert: Linda J. Brown
Contact: www.anncarrollschoolofdance.com
Bio: Linda Brown has been teaching children ballet, jazz and other forms of dance for over 20 years. Brown studied dance at the prestigious Florida State University School of Dance.
Filmmaker: Tim Brown

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[dancingballet]

depends on the age of the students, as well as teacher's ability to control the class. some classes with small numbers do well, but too small lacks energy. it all depends...and also a lot on how the teachers manage the class. no fixed rule, just class dynamics.

[aomdance]

Be careful, small class size isn't always a good thing. Just like large classes aren't always a bad thing. How many assistants are in a class? Is it an adult or high school student teaching? Is the studio set up where mirrors allow the teacher to see every student even when her back is turned? Go observe a class. What is the perfect class size for one instructor isn't practical for another.

[TumliChimma]

Is 12 a right age?

[kiharatsu]

@iriszkovacs I go to Legacy Studios for the Performing Arts.

[iriszkovacs]

@kiharatsu What's it's name and where is it?

[kiharatsu]

My ballet class has four students in it, including me. My studio is very small.

[kesgirl11]

Most of the classes at my dance school have 10-18 kids with the younger classes and 18-25 with the older classes. We have teacher assistants if the classes are big and most of the dancers are plenty disciplined. You don't need a instructor for every 2 dancers.

[trappedinside1]

@kuldkullake I myself hate to even require the services of a high school assistant in my class, but I only do so when I hit a number of about 10 and obviously it varies with age, skill level, and what the students in each class are like. This example in this video is certainly unecessary. I also agree with the rest of your statement. I cannot stand when parents think I'm their childs babysitter! The worst is when I don't know how to discipline a child due to fear of an angry parent.

[trappedinside1]

I agree for the most part, there should be a cap off for class size, however, there should also be one on the other end. For little children, especially just starting out with social skills, it's crucial there are enough children there that they can learn to interact and make friends at this age. It's all a balancing act I think, and varies with age, but yes, you don't want too many kids to a class, and you don't want too few!

[kuldkullake]

i really hate this video!!!!! Please stop this nonsence. I am a teacher myself and handling 15 kids age 4-6 is no problem for me! But in this video- 4 kids, 2 teachers and doing the exercises so sloppily! These teachers ........... (bad word)

[thecarolina989]

como 2 porfesoras para4 cuatro niñas