My Kid Is Not Good At Classical Dance:(

Does she have friends in dance class ?
Do you attend programs regularly ?
Is it possible for you to practice with her ?
Do you want to try different type of dance like Ballet or hip-hop ?

 

Why not let her pursue something else she might be interested in? I understand your thoughts from mother's point of view, but if she gets to do what she is interested in, she would put much more efforts there. I remember I always wanted to do classical singing and my parents enrolled me in dancing. I did it for few years and left it once I lost interest in it. Now when I watch young kids sing or any singing shows, I feel sad like I wasted my childhood time and didn't work on things I was really interested in.

 

Are you planning to make her competitive dancer ? If it is for recreation purpose don’t understand why she has to be good or better than cousin to continue . Looks like you value others opinion more . Always you will find someone who will be better than your child how many more are you going to quit . You need to give at least incubation time period for any activity before quitting . Did you take her to love performance ?

 

Getting tired is not equal to not interested. Your inference is wrong based on information provided. Tiredness may be due to various reasons. Is she faking tiredness or she is really tired ?

This comment is about you not about your daughter's skill

I don't understand why you need to compare your interest and your daughter's interest.

3 months is too short to make decision for a activity .

Good you are considering other options.

I have not heard such things but at the end of 2 years parents and kids have spent enough time to make right decision.

You never answered my previous questions .

Have you ever taken her to live performance ? What is good dancer according to you ? I think the other thing to keep in mind is in India the classes are 3-4 days/week while in US it is generally once a week so the performance and learning curve is different. Please keep that in mind before making the decision.

If you have done Arangetram is it possible to get pictures and videos from India . If you have any recorded performances you should show that to your kid. You seem to be looking for validation from this forum for your decision. Nobody can take right decision for you. Personally I find all your reasons to be not valid to quit an activity. Good luck on making the right decision.

 

Doesn’t training your child for classical dance involve time, energy and money ? Why not make it worth your while and train her in something she enjoys and decently good at?
I attend classical dance performances of friends kids. There are some that have the right body language and posture required for Indian classical dance and others that clearly don’t. Practicing can only help to a point.