A parent's privilege is to guide their child on the path of life. Only the parent has the experience and wisdom needed to judge if dance is a worthwhile activity. Understanding dance as an activity that fosters self-discipline, grace, hard work and satisfaction, the parent should make every effort to encourage the child NOT to short change his future. At ArtisTree, there is a Plan for Dance . Parent, dancer and teacher agree success follows this plan.
Competition is part of life.
To compete with one's self is true competition. Mixed messages are sent in spending a great amount of time preparing for dance competitions. Trophies are no substitute for pure technique. There is a huge difference between learning a dance and learning HOW to dance. At ArtisTree, emphasis is put on the latter, the learning process.