Jeannie1 asks:

I actually do find it a little strange that you bring students to their friends recitals. Why aren't they going with their parents, or their friends' parents?[/q]

The students and myself are attending these recitals because we have been invited in some way. It maybe because we know the director, know the girls involved, or even have some of our own studio members in the recital of a different studio. Most parents figure, if I am going, they ask if the child can come along with me or we all go together (carpool). Most parents prefer not to attend. The girls and myself like to support the other studios, especially if some of our own students are there.(And yes as a different post mentioned: we also have received three sportsmanships awards because the girls have always appreciated every dancer and their style/abilty of dancing.) It is very amazing to me to see the difference in performance levels of your own students in different studio recitals. For example: You may have one student that takes tap and jazz from you. When she performs she smiles, looks like she is having a blast with lots of energy and it looks like a well rehearsed routine. The same student at another studio where she takes jazz and tap: Never smiles, looks down, doesn't know the routine, and just doesn't look as confident. It amazes me at the day and night difference in the dancer. Performances change from routine to routine but students normally are easy to read from routine to routine. But its not that simply. Very Interesting!!

Again, the comments are great!! I appreciate everyone's point of view, it brings a lot of new light into this subject. Its great to be able to bounce this around.