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Testimonials from Parents and students - Budding Ballerina and Fairies & Fantasy My daughters, aged three and five, have studied ballet with Deborah Bailay for the past two years and have found this experience to be richly rewarding and nurturing. Miss Bailay has brought out their natural desire to learn and play imaginatively. With her unique approach to ballet, she addresses the creative process rather than just the end result. Her classes stress what is important for the child’s development without the pressure of the performance...They have begun the creative process for themselves and have taken the artistic expression of dance and made it their own rather than having it imposed upon them...Deborah Bailay is a very rare and special teacher that comes along only once in a great while. Katharyn While we have tried several early dance programs in the city, In Grandma’s Attic is the only dance program that I would recommend for young children. Deborah Bailay...truly knows how to tap into a child’s creative energy...Her instructors seem especially aware of the students’ developmental levels, and they emulate the gracefulness of dance as they inspire the students to find their own joy of dancing...The In Grandma’s Attic program contains a literacy component that I have never before found in a children’s dance program. Each dance class involves the incorporation of stories, which are read aloud to the students, and then discussed and acted out by the students with beautiful props and costumes. This lends unique early literacy support to the students, as it enriches their sense of story and reading comprehension. All the while, the children are simply enraptured. Theresa In Grandma’s Attic...is the brainchild of a quiet creative genius. The classes look deceptively simple because the instruction is woven into the fantasy and fun in a masterfully subtle way. In one class the children experience a mini-adult class: warm up, technique, across the floor, rehearsal of combinations and then a small costumed "production." Miss Bailay knows where each child is in her development and takes each child so to heart...I also love the unique opportunity to observe the classes each week while sitting inside the classroom during class time and to share in my daughters’ joy in dancing. Watching my girls dance is one of my greatest pleasures. Katie As a parent, I love Miss Bailay’s program. She is giving the girls a solid foundation in dance, while at the same time conveying to them that dance is a way to tell a story. She captures their imagination and encourages their sense of fantasy. I have the unique privilege of having studied with Miss Bailay at the Washington School of Ballet when I was a child. How lucky that she is guiding my daughter as well! Natanya |