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Dance education must be thought of as any other form of learning.  It should be understood that learning to dance is part of a person’s education and not just something to do with kids on Saturdays or after school. People have often said to me, “ I don’t expect my child to be a professional dancer…” No, but that is no reason to keep a child from studying dance. After all, a child studies math with no intention of becoming an accountant.  We all need to learn to add.  And we all need to learn music, without the thought of becoming a professional musician.  We all need to learn geography without becoming world explorers.

Dance training at The Rocky Mount Dance Academy has many benefits: 

    • Students learn to be more aware of themselves.
    • They learn to control their bodies.
    • They learn to discipline both mind and body. Doctors have found that people who were athletically active as children heal more quickly after surgery and have a higher threshold of pain.
    • Basketball players and dancers have better peripheral vision.
    • Dancers have better posture.
    • Move more gracefully.
    • Learn to play sports better (this is why most professional football players take ballet lessons and many colleges offer ballet to their players.
    • Dancers learn the importance of team work.

 At Rocky Mount Dance Academy's dance classes, students progress with each lesson.  Students taking more than one class a week do make master progress.  But the once a week student will find the fun and self- satisfaction which comes with learning to master steps and moving in a controlled stylistic manner (in other words, learning to look like a ballet or a jazz dancer.

 

Dance students learn to budget their time because they know that their school lessons are important, but so are their dance lessons.  So everything must be worked into that little bit of time each afternoon  after school. Because of this and physical activity involved, dancers tend to have more stamina.  And after all, it is people with stamina who win life’s races, battles and challenges.

 

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  Dance class gives an appreciation for all the arts because dance class should make the student aware of music and art.  And through an introduction to the stories of ballet, stimulate an interest in literature.

   You have made the right decision by enrolling your child in dance classes at The Rocky Mount Dance Academy . If you want to learn more about dance and about what your child is learning,  Why not consider a dance class for yourself?  Many adults start ballet, jazz or tap late in life. They find dance a challenge and a fun, relaxing way to spend an hour each week.