title: Bitten by the Dance Bug: A Parent's Guide to Recreational and Competitive Dance
author: B. Houben
description: THIS RESOURCE IS IDEAL FOR NEW DANCE PARENTS AND ALSO BENEFITS EXPERIENCED DANCE PARENTS! GIVE THIS BOOK TO YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS TO DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF YOUR CHILDS PASSION! The most current (published in 2018) and comprehensive parent's guide to recreational and competitive dance provides a wealth of information and keen insight into the world of recreational and competitive dance at local dance studios, for children aged 2-18, to accelerate the learning curve for up-and-coming dance parents. Within this CONSOLIDATED resource, PARENTS will learn: - Practical dance basics, including dance genres, dress code, level progression, and the importance of technique. - Factors to consider when choosing a dance studio and its recreational and competitive dance programs. - All aspects of dance recitals. - The ins-and-outs of competitions and conventions. - Insight into expensestime, energy, and costs. - Ideas for managing relationships with studio staff and other parents and dancers.  Tips to enhance you and your childs dance experience.
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  Dear CD,
  
  Mum and Dad are going out tonight to a big dinner  and dance. I've  never been
  to a dance unless you  count school discos and they were awful. I thought Will
  might come and talk to me. I knew he wouldn't dance with me, though we used to
  do all sorts of crazy  dance routines at home. But Will acts like he  doesn't
  even know me at school. A lot of the time he acts like we're strangers at home
  too.
  
  It's ever since he found out. It's changed everything.
  
  I wonder if you ever go to  dances?  I always look in the papers and the party
  pages of Mum's  Hello!
  
  magazine just in case I might catch a glimpse  of you. I did get hopeful when
  I read that  Midnight won the Book of the Year Award at some glitzy publishing
  do. I went to WHSmith's after school for a week, thumbing through everything,
  hoping there might be a photo of you. I saw a woman with long blonde hair
  holding a copy of  Midnight and a big gold trophy in the s