Hello everyone,
I just had a question about my daughter's upcoming recital. She's 3 1/2 and has been in gymnastics for a year. The dance and gymnastics studio that she goes to is having their recital this June. My question is, since she's been in gymnastics and not dance, her coach is making them do a dance recital, not gymnastics. Their costumes are these clown looking dresses that look nothing like a leo. The coach wants the girls to have their hair up in piggy tails with bows. There is no gymnastics in their act what so ever. I don't understand this.They have never practiced any dance up until they started working on this routine. Is this normal? I just feel like since she's in gymnastics and not dance, gymnastics is what they should be doing. The recital dresses were expensive and can never be worn again. I wouldn't mind paying for a leo that she could have worn for class, but that's not the case. Their act is about 2 minutes long. Then I find out that we are not allowed to take photos during the show, not allow to video tape the show and all of these things has to be purchased from the studio if we want them. A DVD of the performance is $30.00, a small picture package starts at $25.00, (for 4 photos) group photos are seperate, tickets were $10.00 per person. Flower are $12.00 and t-shirts are $12.00. I asked if the girls got a trophey or ribbon for a keepsake and they said no. I just feel like were getting ripped off. I feel like after paying for a year of gymnastics then not being allowed to even video tape her performance is not right. Of course I want photos of her and her team, but I wanted them to be in team leo's, not dresses. I've talked to the other mothers and they all seem fine with it. I don't want to be the only one to complain. I'm just really disappointed. I'm just wondering if anyone else is going through this and what everyone elses thoughts are on it?
I just had a question about my daughter's upcoming recital. She's 3 1/2 and has been in gymnastics for a year. The dance and gymnastics studio that she goes to is having their recital this June. My question is, since she's been in gymnastics and not dance, her coach is making them do a dance recital, not gymnastics. Their costumes are these clown looking dresses that look nothing like a leo. The coach wants the girls to have their hair up in piggy tails with bows. There is no gymnastics in their act what so ever. I don't understand this.They have never practiced any dance up until they started working on this routine. Is this normal? I just feel like since she's in gymnastics and not dance, gymnastics is what they should be doing. The recital dresses were expensive and can never be worn again. I wouldn't mind paying for a leo that she could have worn for class, but that's not the case. Their act is about 2 minutes long. Then I find out that we are not allowed to take photos during the show, not allow to video tape the show and all of these things has to be purchased from the studio if we want them. A DVD of the performance is $30.00, a small picture package starts at $25.00, (for 4 photos) group photos are seperate, tickets were $10.00 per person. Flower are $12.00 and t-shirts are $12.00. I asked if the girls got a trophey or ribbon for a keepsake and they said no. I just feel like were getting ripped off. I feel like after paying for a year of gymnastics then not being allowed to even video tape her performance is not right. Of course I want photos of her and her team, but I wanted them to be in team leo's, not dresses. I've talked to the other mothers and they all seem fine with it. I don't want to be the only one to complain. I'm just really disappointed. I'm just wondering if anyone else is going through this and what everyone elses thoughts are on it?