Dance clinics

Dancing Clinics are lots of fun, although they can be stressful at times. It's really exciting and fun to be with these little kids and be an influence in their lives even if it's only for one day or a couple of hours. A dancing clinic is a clinic, time period of two to about four hours, where elementary aged children and kids come to learn a dance and then perform it at the end to show their parents. We, as a dance team run and organize these events. As participants on the dance team our job is to teach the little girls a dance. Depending on how many kids there are we split them up into two or more groups, depending on age. We then teach them a fun and easy dance they will be able to for the most part learn and remember.

When dealing with children it can be challenging sometimes to deal with their attitudes and energy. They are so excited to be there and I love seeing their smiling faces. Sometimes though they can have attitudes, and I love their many and different personalities but depending on that day they can be hard to deal with and manage. Children have a very short attention span and it's hard to make them focus sometimes. It's good to have a variety of games you know as back up to bring their focus back to you and the group. I advise that you take deep breathes often , especially if you're not use to dealing with kids, lots of kids. At my school we host a couple of dance clinics throughout the year. We host one large 'Spirit Clinic' that involves bothe the dance team and the cheerleaders. The girls learn a dance routine and a cheer to perform for their parents. This clinic is our biggest clinic and lasts about four hours.  We teach the kids two routines, we feed them and play games with them. This clinic wears me out the most because there's so many kids and your constantly being questioned and told what to do by your coach. The other clinic we have is smaller and personally more fun. There's a lot less kids and it's only a dance clinic so we only have to teach them one routine. We don't have to feed them at this clinic and it's a lots less stress to make sure it runs smoothly.

The dance clinics are a good way to make money as well. It costs to be on the dance team and every little bit counts. For my team the money we make gets split up between the people who helped out and worked the clinic. Clinics are lots of fun and I encourage you to get involved in one if you have the opportunity. It's a great experience and I really love being involved in the kids exposure to dance. Just remember to be patient and to have fun. (503)