Getting Started in Ballet: A Parent's Guide to Dance Education

This book will assist in the design of a dancer's life. Speaks about important issues and concerns so that dancers, or anyone involved with the guidance of a dancer, can make informed decisions each step of the way. Based on a life in dance, Paskevska guides us through matters crucial to a dancer's full realization, with information that is backed up by academic research and personal anecdotes. Chapters: why dance? dance training; how to select a teacher and school; progression of training; what to wear; parent and teacher relations; recitals, demonstrations, and concerts; avoiding injuries; diet and eating disorders; entering the profession; beyond secondary education and a dancing career; and parenting the dancer. B&W photos.