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katesy

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  1. I worry you have shared too much here. There are many Americans on this board - some who will have ties to your daughter’s current school - and I don’t think it would be helpful for you or your daughter for parents or admins/teachers from the school to have this much info about your daughter or her situation. I suggest you redact any names of people, as well as the name of your daughter’s school, and other details to maintain some degree of privacy. Separately, I think the other advice on this thread is extremely valuable. I have looked at this exact situation for my daughter and decided she can get the best training, academics, and overall life experience for her at this point by attending a rigorous boutique ballet school in the US, and she will audition for upper schools in the US and Europe later on. This seems like a higher or similar probability path to get into the top upper schools and also gives her optionality should she decide to change her goals. Good luck with the audition!
  2. I used to make an almost invisible bra using an upside down pair of tights - waistband becomes bra strap, and the tights are cut to fit around the bust and perfectly under leotard straps. It’s not super supportive, but it’s a huge improvement on no support at all, as well as comfortable and also somewhat minimizing. Worth playing around with some old tights to see if she can fashion something that looks and feels good. Wearmoi also makes a bra that is as thin as tights with clear straps that might fit perfectly under a leotard. I doubt the teacher would even notice she’s wearing it. Bigger picture, the school not allowing a bra and not being supportive and understanding of normal childhood development, does seem like a red flag. There are lots of wonderful teachers, and I would definitely take this opportunity to switch to a school that sees the beauty and potential in your daughter. I would also be honest with your daughter that while the training at her current school may be excellent, they are certainly not the end-all-be-all of schools because of their rigid, old-fashioned thinking about body types and probably many other things. I always remind my children that we will change schools at any point if that school is not giving them what they need.
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