Parent Observation Week is coming up at The Pointe and we couldn’t be more excited! Here are some guidelines and tips to make this Parent Observation Week a positive experience for you and your dancer.
1 – Talk to your dancer about it! Let them know you’ll be coming in to see their class. Ask them what parts of dance class they love the most – what movements come naturally to them, and what are they challenged with? What can they tell you about their instructor? Let your dancer know that you’re excited to see them shine on the dance floor even before recital – if they know that you’re excited, they’ll be excited, too!
2 – Be prepared to focus on dance class for the complete class. To keep our classes productive, we ask that parent observers (not siblings or friends) watch the entire class quietly. Adults walking in and out of the studio or talking to each other or on the phone is really distracting, especially for our youngest students. Thank you for your help in demonstrating to your child what a great class member and audience member looks like. (If you aren’t able to observe without a sibling during the scheduled observation days, email our office and we can set up an alternate time for you to observe the class when you are able to do that).
3 – Come to class a little early. Some of our classes are at capacity, and it will be a busy week with a full lobby! Planning a few extra minutes to get parked and ready for class is a great idea. If our parking lot is full, the laundromat across the street has graciously agreed to share their parking lot with us when needed.
4 – Know that our teachers are excited about this week and may have a few parent participation activities planned – you will be able to watch and observe a lot, and you may be asked to join in, too! Some classes may do partner exercises with a parent and a dancer, others may give dancers a movement or step to teach their parent. We’re looking forward to getting some parents involved in the class, too!
Parent Observation Week at The Pointe is November 13 – 18. A few classes that are full (or close) will get an email with additional observation dates (we’re going to split our full classes in half for observation days!) on or before November 10.
We can’t wait to invite parents into our studios soon. Thank you for supporting your dancers!
-Miss Vanessa