Parenting in the Wings

What you should expect

Parenting in the Wings is specifically designed to bring dance mentorship to parents and guardians. Single session or with plan. One on one with me and two guardians. Honest and open conversations to address you and your child's future in the dance industry. | Overview | Parenting in the Wings gives families a chance to navigate and voice their concerns about their child's potential alongside industry standards. This plan showcases the importance of bringing dance mentorship into the family to use as a tool throughout you and your child's journey and can be vital in building this supportive and understanding journey within a household. | What to expect | You can expect in depth conversations to be individualized where you bring your situations to the table. In addition, I Comparing ballet schools. Scholarships. Moving for ballet. Accepting your child's audition outcomes. Learning to communicate about dance. Topics will be individualized per family. Auditioning. Artistic conversations. A healthy well rounded dance approach. Criticism from teachers that needs to be communicated. | Why | For parents, it can be very difficult to understand dance and its many facets, but through Parenting in the Wings we can look to bring more perspective and understand how to make productive future decisions. I look forward to working with you both! Family Testimonial “My daughter and I have known Samantha Galler for approximately 6 years after Samantha was her teacher at CPYB. We reconnected during the pandemic and took zoom lessons; Samantha was a wonderfully detailed and thorough technique teacher, even on zoom! She has a high standard for teaching but delivers her corrections kindly and respectfully. Additionally, we have had numerous dance related situations throughout the years where we have sought Samantha’s sage advice. She is a wonderful person to talk about some of the less savory parts of the ballet world. She has been through various ups and downs in her journey to become a professional and brings those experiences into her advice. She brings a deep knowledge of the ballet world along with the relatability of someone who has faced her own challenges. We have been so grateful to know her and we were so happy to be at the MCB performance where she was promoted to a principal dancer!” | The Diamond Family |