Self-evaluation?

[Katymac]

I asked DD how she was doing (10 days into her pre-voc course)

 

"I'm doing alright in Jazz" she replied "& I'm about average in Tap and Contemporary. I've got a cold so singing is a bit of a waste"

 

I said "How about Ballet?"

 

"I'm too busy concentrating and working to notice anyone else!" was the reply

[Ellie]

So it sounds like good news x

[Katymac]

I think so

 

She knows her place within the class for the other 3 but needs to work harder in Ballet just to keep up

[Stitch]

... but needs to work harder in Ballet just to keep up

Sounds like good news to me too. I didn't discern anything in her quotes that suggest she needs to work harder in ballet "just to keep up" (unless you know that from separate conversations with her).  Anyway, hard work and concentration go hand-in-hand with ballet training.  You can use a lot of RAM (as in computer memory) in ballet class so that it can be difficult to notice what others are doing.  It's good to know that she is capable of embracing strong values.

[Katymac]

Ballet has always been harder - she didn't start until she was nearly 14 & she has had to work so hard to keep up.

 

It makes 'sense' to me that she can have fun/chill in the other classes but that Ballet is harder

[Fiz]

My eldest always found ballet far harder than tap, modern and jazz. She started that later but not as late as your dd, Katymac. Your dd has made amazing progress with it.

[Katymac]

Well I do think she works hard (if not always sensibly)

 

she is home this weekend, and is doing a brief performance tomorrow & by coincidence next weekend too!!

 

I thought all the racing round would stop or at least slow down

[Fiz]

Ha! Our youngest is still doing goodness knows how many amateur shows, rehearsals and dance lessons!

[Katymac]

3 weeks in & she is doing fine in Ballet (not as good as Jazz and Tap - but just fine all the same )