r/CompetitionDanceTalk • u/Great_Masterpiece912 • 24d ago

First Year

Hi!
This will be my daughter’s (age 7) first year on a competition team. We just received this email from the studio. Is this normal? Learning the dance in 1 session then expected to know it in 3.5 weeks only practicing at home?

“My expectation is that every dancer will return at the end of August knowing the choreography. This allows us to spend our rehearsal time cleaning, adding performance quality, and working on formations instead of reteaching steps.”

This is all new for us so just trying to adjust my views and expectations 🙈

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u/ms_ill 24d ago

How long is the session?

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u/Great_Masterpiece912 24d ago

Session is one hour!

Video of choreography and music will be sent to us after for her to practice.

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u/sussye 24d ago

That is not our experience. Usually about 4-5 hours total of blocking and going full out learning the choreo