As a former dance instructor and current Motionwear employee, I visit a lot of dance studios, talk to a lot of dance teachers and get to see thousands of little dancers.
The experience is always fun, if not downright hilarious, particularly with the really little ones.
Dancers are starting younger and younger and with 3-year-olds entering into creative movement and beginner tot’s classes, it’s hard to imagine how these dance teachers keep those little ones under control. Between the bathroom breaks (or worse, the missed bathroom breaks), temper tantrums, funny dances and kids who say the wildest things, I see the dance teachers struggling to keep a straight face… sometimes the kids are just too funny!
If you’ve not been to a little tot’s dance class, imagine this: some kids are rolling around & falling down, a few are wiping their noses on their leotards, others are dancing with one shoe on and one or two might have even opted for a nap.
But, you know, it’s all part of the package. They’re kids, they’re having fun and, most importantly, they’re starting out on what will hopefully be a lifelong relationship with dance… and I love seeing it all!
As dance instructors, we have to expect these crazy kid moments and be ready to take them in stride. My only wish though was that we had video cameras to capture these darling, and sometimes hilarious snippets on film. They’d make perfect footage for America’s Funniest Dance Studio Videos (a show I’d love to see!).
Do you have any funny stories from your studio?
What about favorite YouTube videos of little dancers doing cute things?
If so, please share them in the comments section, I’d love to see them.
