My daughters are living their dreams…

My daughters arrived here in Singapore last April with hopes of a better education, a better life and a better opportunity to continue their dreams of becoming ballerinas someday. Ballet and dance has been a big part of their everyday life in the Philippines and I don’t plan to halt their passion here in Singapore, so the quest to find a ballet school here in Singapore began.

We first took Ashley, my eldest daughter to a renowned dancing school hoping to enroll her there, but we felt we didn’t fit to the system, and it was too generic that they failed to see what Ashley can really do as a ballet dancer. They just see how old she was and put her in a class where her skills were somehow ahead of the rest of the group. So we had to look for a school where she can somehow be herself. I was going thru the pages of the ARTS Beat magazine in my workplace, then saw an ad which offers ballet for children and an opportunity to become a part of the children’s company. I made the call and the rest was history.

I met Gwyneth, and brought Ashley to her. I was so happy that she gave Ashley a chance to show what she can really do. That in itself made me feel that they really assess their students well and give the appropriate assessment. Ashley started to join their classes and she felt very comfortable. Gwyneth and her sister Melissa are very passionate about their profession and it radiates to the children. That is what my daughter loves, the passion towards dance and it really inspires her to continue dancing and becoming good at it. Now, my second daughter, Keeshia is joining the class and she’s so happy to be dancing with them and learning so much. Indeed, we found a home with the Dance Theater Arts and we found a family with Gwyneth and Melissa. They are truly a blessing to my daughters. Now my daughters are living their dreams.

–Al, Parent of Ashley & Keisha