Sunday, November 1, 2015

Supportive Parents


“Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.”

-Carl Sandburg

Dancers rely heavily on their parents support and it is important for them to know that they are in the audience on their side. Dancers also rely on their parents for financial reasons, because dance is such a costly sport. Having supportive parents is important because they are the people who love you the most, and who want you to succeed.

Facing the facts, it is apparent that dance is an expensive sport with the costs of shoes, costumes, choreography and competition stacking up in the checkbook year after year. Not to mention doctor’s visits for injuries as a result of dance. There is no doubt that a dancer relies completely on their parents for the expenses that dancing brings. Due to dance being so expensive it is only just that dancers are appreciative for their parents working hard to pay all of the dance bills and give them thanks for allowing the dancer to do what they love.

The support of your parents is vitally important at the time of your performance, knowing your parents are there for you can make the level of stage confidence so much stronger. The fact that the people who love you the most are there for you can make all the difference, whether that is if you feel awful after the performance, nervous before or need relaxation on stage, they are there for you and think you are the very best one out there.

Parents watch their children dancing and only grow with love for them, in their mind you are the best one on the stage and the light of their life. No matter the cost of dance parents should be happy that they are bringing their children a passion so great it is teaching them discipline, desire and confidence. To get the most out of their money they should do their best to attend all performances of their dancer as it can only help give comfort to them when they are on and off the stage.

I have grown up extremely lucky to have two such supporting parents who help me to keep my passion of dancing alive. They support my dancing financially and affectionately and I am so grateful for that. Just knowing that you’re two biggest fans are in the audience gives a sense of relief. It’s such a great feeling to have them on your side no matter the outcome.

Thanks mom and dad!

~Julia

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