Why I started teaching Ballet
There are two reasons why I started teaching classical ballet to children and why I continued.
I was approached by a studio owner and was hired to teach a ballet class of elementary kids whose original teacher had to leave to teach in another city.
There I was, very hesitant in accepting the offer but was coaxed into giving it a try. I wanted to help her out and so I began teaching the young children. Teaching ballet is a very slow and long process which takes months to years to perfect, but so what? I loved seeing the sparkle in the their eyes when they danced! It is FUN! We did pirouette lessons with Pokemon songs!
Now I am happy to own a ballet school where children who live nearby have a place to want to come and practice. Some non-Japanese families come from far away because they can speak to me in English and learn how to dance in English. I think all my students have learned a few things that I say in English!
I enjoy meeting everyone everytime and think that every child I have taught so far is very very special!
