Dance class

I signed my daughter up for dance classes.  She went to her first class and loved it.  It was fun to see a bunch of 4-5 year olds dancing one count behind the teacher.  

At one point Alanna was doing the "go across the room exercises" and she bumped into the teacher.  Another time she seemed to lose track of waht she was doing and the teacher had to come over and move her back intothe proper position.  And yet another time the teacher came to watch Alanna and correct her footwork.  

Obviously, all of this (except bumping into the teacher) has to be done, otherwise she won't learn properly.  But it took me to flashbacks of some of my experiences.  I remember being singled out by teachers and corrected, and even told that I needed to move down to the lower class.  I remember feeling so embarassed at needing to be corrected.  I hated not feeling like I was doing well, especially since I could always do the moves right until the teacher watched me, and then I turned into a bowl of jelly and couldn't do it right for anything.  

What age does this kick in?  Maybe it's a good thing to start Alanna in classes while she is young. Little kids are constantly getting direction and told to do something again, or over.  If she gets used to it now, maybe it won't be a problem for her later.  She will know that the only reason she is being corrected is for her own benefit, and she won't feel embarassed about it.  Or nervous.  I thin that was the hardest part for me.  Not being able to perform while watched in a classroom setting.  (But isn't it odd that I have no problems performing for an audience?  Maybe it's becasue I blend in more.)