DD9 is on pre-team. She kinda fell into the whole thing when we went to try out to a new gym because the old one's schedule didn't work for us anymore. She had been happy with a once a week rec class before that. She dances fairly seriously. She is well conditioned, very strong and flexible. Her...
My dd who is almost 9 has been a dancer since the age of 4. That is a part of her identity and kind of the path that I got attached to. Just a couple months ago we switched gyms looking for a rec class that simply better fit our schedule. After one class she got invited to preteam. This was...
My 8 year old dd just joined a new gym and invited to pre-team a couple of months ago. Before that she was taking rec classes off and on and serious gymnastics was never the goal. Now she is part of a group of girls ages 6-8/9 and seems one of the oldest at almost 9. She is doing well and...
We just joined a new gym and dd got invited onto pre-team. Team and competing starts at level 4 (I am guessing she is level 2 just on observing what other kids are doing). She trains 6 hours a week and this is only her second month. The focus on skills and conditioning and since they don't...