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re: Mixed age class
By puddelilly

re: Mixed age class
By highlandlassie

re: Mixed age class
By Katja144


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By puddelilly


On Sun Sep 21, 2014 05:59 AM
Sounds like my class when I was little. I was the youngest at 4 - almost 5, and they went up to the moms of some of the teenage dancers. It was a blast! Glad to hear the tradition is alive!

By highlandlassie


On Mon Sep 22, 2014 08:29 AM
In my experience, mixed age classes work very well. Kids grow at drastically different rates, so practicing reels with different heights is a great experience. I've both taught and been taught in many multi-aged groups, and it always worked well for me. Glad to hear you are having a great experience! 

re: Mixed age class
By Dancingtrickster
By Dancingtrickster
On Tue Oct 14, 2014 04:22 AM
Teaching a mixed class, myself, still remains a challenge. I find most kids don't really mind dancing in a group with a major difference in age, whereas adults don't always take it for granted to be in a mixed ages class. I've seen adult dancers leave because of it. Alas...

By Katja144



On Thu Oct 30, 2014 09:05 PM
Our Premier class at our studio has everyone from a small-for-her-age 11-year-old to an almost-32-year-old (that's me), and a whole range in between. It works fine. Might be a little harder with different levels all in one class, though-- when I started, it was a group that included everyone from me (22 at the time) to really little kids, and it was a bit hard, because I and the other older people progressed faster.
Our 11-year-old once had to fill in for the reel with an older group. Apparently they were afraid they'd crush her... and cool as a cucumber, she waltzed up and was like, "Nah, I dance with the big girls all the time."
Our 11-year-old once had to fill in for the reel with an older group. Apparently they were afraid they'd crush her... and cool as a cucumber, she waltzed up and was like, "Nah, I dance with the big girls all the time."
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