Love it or loathe it, at some point most children will get wriggled into ballet tights or tap shoes and sent into a room with the music and the mirror to work off some energy, make friends and learn to take direction. Whatever the skill level, the courses at Burlington studios, part of the building that also holds Camino Nuevo Charter Academy, are so instantly familiar they could be anywhere.Įxcept that, all things being equal, or more accurately unequal, they shouldn’t be here at all.įor families living in certain income brackets, dance class is a rite of passage. Well, maybe not any - their execution of steps exhibit grace, precision and energy, and their teachers, though unfailingly patient, are not about to let an imperfectly pointed toe or lethargic arm movement pass uncorrected. Practicing for their upcoming spring recital, these boys and girls could be part of any dance program. She said it quickly, almost as an afterthought, but it should be on a T-shirt, like the Everybody Dance LA! T-shirts these kids were wearing. She was reminding them to stay focused even if something went wrong during a routine - to resume their dance without fear. We could all use some good news these days, and that’s what Natasha Kaneda offered when she said this to her Jazz I class of 8- and 9-year-olds on a recent afternoon in a studio off Burlington and Wilshire. “You can’t be scared when you’re dancing.”
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