2.3 | Interaction with Parents | Key Findings

Lack of exposure about classical forms in schools: Although few education institutions understand the need of making young generations culturally conscious, majority still lack sufficient exposure to classical art forms which are a part of our cultural heritage.

Unsatisfactory learning experience in schools: They feel that the teaching methods in educational institutes do not carry a serious approach keeping the learning experience unsatisfactory.

Make children culturally conscious: Many parents believe, that by making their children learn classical dance, they would automatically expose them to the rich mythological stories, music and literature.

Dance as a hobby: Many parents enrol their children in dance institutes to pursue it as a hobby/ extracurricular activity.

Physical fitness: The beliefs that dance are the best form of physical fitness attracts many parents to classical dance institutes.

Teach to be confident, organized and disciplined: Many believe that rigorous classical dance training is a good way to teach the children discipline and organisation.  Also, overcoming stage fright and building confident personalities are common expectations from the training.

Difficult to understand: The dance language is often unfamiliar for the parents and thus helping the young ones with the practice sessions becomes very difficult.

Language inconvenience: The textual format with difficult language becomes difficult for the small children to interpret, understand, remember and recall.

Base to learn any other dance form: Parents feel that learning classical dance form is like a base so that one can further learn different styles with ease.

Lapse of time makes recall value low: As most of the dance classes are scheduled over the weekends, the lapse time between the sessions becomes pretty long for the little ones taking them back to square one.

Self-learning not possible: Majority parents believe, classical dance forms cannot be self-learnt unlike many of the contemporary western styles, which can be learnt by watching TV.

2.3 | Conclusions:

• Unaware of the benefits themselvesExpect to make every day count
• Expect acknowledgement and individual attention to learn better
• Expect equal content for value of money institutes charge
• Expect professional attitude like any other contemporary dance institute
• Expectation of quick results
• Difficult to help child with practice sessions
• Difficult to help child with practice sessions
• Learning continuity is disturbed by academics