Tips for Children's Ballet Classes : The Right Floor for Ballet Class Studios

Ballet Dance Floor tips and advice; learn how to find the best ballet class studio for your kid in this free video clip from a professional ballet dancer.

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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[danceismything2]

this is stupid

studios should be choosen by if you feel comfortable with the surrounding and if everyone is nice

not the flooring

[deb61uk]

Actually what parents should think about when choosing a ballet class is that the child will be happy, not whether they will have a long dancing career.

[jessleung0529]

i've been dancing ballet all my life.....i can do perfectly fine on whatever floor. first our ballet shoes should have the grip on the bottom. so it should be fine.no worries bout wut floor at all =-=

[kol246]

@danceismything2 actually no. The floor is really important. If the floor is rough and sticky by normaly will cause students feet to hurt and make it difficult to do spins and moves. If they fall theyd get hurt more seriously too. If the floor is to slippery students can bump into eachother,fall,even break bone!!! The floor does affect ballet dancers dance in a dramatic way!!!!

[achnath]

I luv ballet and now that i' m 8 years old.llllluv it!

[balletviolin10812]

the studio i'm going to has floating floros

[TightsforBoys]

I disagree. I prefer a studio built with dance in mind. It's not just that you are given an ideal facility to train in, but your mental approach is different. It shows that your choice of art and physical activity is taken seriously. It's not just a secondary use for a facility. I would much rather see resources put into dance studios that churches and such. And I will usually pay more for a class if it is a good teacher in a good facility.

[PianoThing46]

People seem to forget that Ballet once used to be taught in local church halls without full length mirrors. I have danced for 14 years in rented school rooms and church halls and gained high Distinctions in every examination.

It's the quality of the teaching that matters not the studio.

[RachelR16]

I agree that a child should be happy in their class, but they should also be given the option to have a long career by being put in a studio where they can dance on a proper floor.