Parents often think because their child dances at home, they are going to immediately jump into class and start dancing. It’s important to be prepared and remember that it is completely normal for a young dancer to be a little nervous or shy during their first class. That doesn’t mean s/he isn’t enjoying the dance class…rather they’re just checking things out first. The first dance class can be a lot of new things happening: a new teacher, new room, new music, new space, etc. If they don’t jump in right away, that’s completely OK. If your dancer is watching and paying attention, that’s a great sign! So know, s/he may or they may not participate immediately and that is okay. Sometimes they just need to sit and watch for a while. Our teachers are prepared and will continuously invite your dancer in to participate in the fun whenever they are ready. We don’t want to force anything, this way s/he feels it is their choice to get involved in dance class and it is less overwhelming.