We recently saw an online post which was inspired by an article from Shad Martin, who is an online blogger. It has been adapted along the sharing process and we wanted to share this with you too as we think that this very much sums up all the reasons why you, as parents, put so much into time, effort and investment into your child’s future life and learning. We hope this will resonate with you and we are very proud to help create those life experiences.
The other night someone asked me “Why do you pay so much money and spend so much time running around for your child to dance?” Well I have a confession to make: I don’t pay for my child’s dance lessons. Or their pointe, jazz & tap shoes. Or their hundreds of costumes.
So, if I am not paying for dance, what am I paying for?
- I pay for those moments when my child becomes so tired they feel like quitting but doesn’t.
- I pay for the opportunity that my child can have and will have to make life-long friendships.
- I pay for the chance that they may have amazing instructors that will teach them that dance is not just about movement but about life.
- I pay for my child to learn to be disciplined.
- I pay for my child to learn to take care of their body.
- I pay for my child to learn to work with others and to be a proud, supportive, kind and respectful team member.
- I pay for my child to learn to deal with disappointment, when they don’t get that score they hoped for, or fell during a move they had practiced a thousand times, but they still get up and are determined to do their BEST next time.
- I pay for my child to learn to make and accomplish goals.
- I pay for my child to learn that it takes hours and hours and hours and hours of hard work and practice to create a champion, and that success does not happen overnight.
- I pay so that my child can be in the studio instead of in front of a screen.
I could go on but, to be short, I don’t pay for dance; I pay for the opportunities that dance provides my child to develop attributes that will serve them well throughout their life and give them the opportunity to bless the lives of others. From what I have seen for many, many years, I think it is a great investment!
Inspiration: http://shadmartin.blogspot.ca/2015/10/why-i-dont-pay-for-dance-anymore.html