Child Dancers
The competitive world of dance has become more intense at an even younger age than ever before. Child dancers start rigorous training schedules as early as the age of five. By ten years old, they are often training thirty to forty hours a week.
Typical training schedule for a dedicated competitive child dancer around twelve years old:
Monday: 4:00-9:30 p.m.
Tuesday: 6:00-9:45 p.m.
Wednesday: 7:00-9:30 p.m.
Thursday: 3:45-10:00 p.m.
Total time: 18.5 hours per week
With rehearsals: 35 hours per week
These schedule times are taken from Mather Dance Company in Placentia, California. MDC is one of the best competitive studios in the country, with some of the most advanced child dancers in the business.
These times are made up of ballet, jazz technique, hip hop, tap, and combo classes. They do not include rehearsals for dances they are competing, which would be on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
About a month before the first competition of the season, most studios require dancers to miss part of school every day for around thirty days for rigorous rehearsal schedules. During this time of the competition season, these dancers will reach peaks of 10 hours of dance a day.
Monday: 4:00-9:30 p.m.
Tuesday: 6:00-9:45 p.m.
Wednesday: 7:00-9:30 p.m.
Thursday: 3:45-10:00 p.m.
Total time: 18.5 hours per week
With rehearsals: 35 hours per week
These schedule times are taken from Mather Dance Company in Placentia, California. MDC is one of the best competitive studios in the country, with some of the most advanced child dancers in the business.
These times are made up of ballet, jazz technique, hip hop, tap, and combo classes. They do not include rehearsals for dances they are competing, which would be on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
About a month before the first competition of the season, most studios require dancers to miss part of school every day for around thirty days for rigorous rehearsal schedules. During this time of the competition season, these dancers will reach peaks of 10 hours of dance a day.