The Parents Book of Ballet: Answers to Critical Questions about the Care and Development of the Young Dancer

This book is very comprehensive and informative. If your child is in pre-pro ballet school the book will help you understand how artistic directors make the choices for performances, moving dancers up, etc. David Howard shares valuable information, in a easy to understand format. Book was easy and enjoyable to read. I reccomend this book for all Moms of dancers.

When my 6 year old announced, that she wants to become a dancer and was allowed to train with the bigger girls after only 3 months in pre-ballet, I thought, I might have a problem, so I purchased this book. After all, it's not as bad as I thought, and the book really answered lots of my questions and calmed my concerns, though it might be a bigger wealth of information for american parents than for european parents. But though it is more suited to US-circumstances than to dutch circumstances, it is very well worth the read also for european parents of dance-crazy children. It really answers every question you might have when parenting a dancer, and gives honest answers to concerns such as eating disorders. I'd recommend it to every parent.

Collaboratively written by Angela Whitehill and William Noble, The Parents Book Of Ballet is an answer-packed guide for parents of preteens, early teens, and older children learning the art and craft of ballet. Chapters cover how to find a qualified teacher, how to help a young person adapt to the demands of rehearsal and auditions, the pros and cons of ballet, and much more. The Parents Book Of Ballet is very highly recommended for the parents of any youngster with an interested in taking ballet lessons.

This book is exactly what the title says it is-a guide. Not a textbook, a quick and easy read, yet it is so informative, it should be mandatory reading for all parents of dance students, especially ballet. Ms. Whitehill takes the parent through all stages of dance training and gives the best advice I've seen to date. Covers EVERYTHING!

I loved this book. It was wonderful. It gave a lot of information and at the same time was very interesting. It gave all the facts you would want to know as a parent of a young dancer, or a young dancer yourself. I found everything I wanted to know in it and would recommend it to a friend.