As a parent, you may have confusion over what the best activities are for your children to participate in as they are growing up.
With so many options today that include sports, music and dance lessons – and all offering many benefits for your child – it can be a hard decision to know where to put your time and money.
Ballet lessons for children seem to cover all the development skills and offer many significant lessons as they develop into young adults. Not only for them to have an activity to keep busy, but they can learn so much and reap the rewards of many things.
Physical Exercise:
Ballet is a very gracious way but strenuous way to exercise and can benefit the body in many ways. It will certainly work the cardiovascular system, the lungs and of course the entire muscular system at the same time developing confidence, poise and grace. It is great for any age and many adults take it up as a form of exercise and discipline.
Mental Exercise:
Ballet lessons will enhance your child’s memory as they learn dance patterns and routines. Keeping the brain exercised as they count the beats to the music at the same remembering the accompany steps will keep their brain active, healthy and open. Ballet, in its beautiful art form exercises the central nervous system.
Balance and Coordination:
Some children are born with a natural balance and co-ordination, but most have to learn to master those things and ballet is a wonderful way to do just that. Your children will learn how to balance in many positions which will teach them mental stamina as well as muscle coordination and strengthen their reflexes. This helps to exercises the peripheral nervous system.
Social Interaction:
Ballet is not just about one dancer. While your child will learn many things that will help them as an individual, it will teach them to work with others as a dance team. A class will learn a dance to perform at a recital, giving them the experience of working with others. It is also a great way for a shy child to meet others and learn social behavior.
Self Improvement:
Ballet lessons will teach your child discipline and respect. They learn the importance of having to have their equipment and supplies organized and are ready for class so that everyone is not waiting on them. They will very quickly realize that ‘almost’ isn’t good enough when it comes to dance, it has to be correct and done properly or the whole class will suffer from a bad performance. Ballet will teach your child how to look their best so they shine on stage.
Overall, ballet lessons will give your child an inner happiness once they have learned a dance, learned a routine and performed for you, the family or at a public performance.
Ballet dancing is good for the soul; it relieves stress and tension that your child may not even realize they are experiencing.
Ballet is a very good form of exercise for all the reasons mentioned above and will help your child to gain an understanding of sacrifice and success as they progress and go on to achieve great things in the performing arts.