My daughter broke her leg in ballet class!?

Question:she loves ballet but she just broke her leg! she doesn't have anything to do!

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: she loves ballet but she just broke her leg! she doesn't have anything to do!

teach her to sew or knit
suggest that she points and flexes her good foot as much as possible
suggest that she write a story or script
or if all that fails let her watch tv
and even though she can't dance send her to class every week anyway and let her watch her classmates especially if she has exams coming up. i used to do ballet and i staved my left arm and couldn't dance for almost 4 weeks but I didn't let that stop me, I still went to my lessons and I learned as much as i could by watching

I'm sorry to hear about that. Did you have a question?

Buy her a telescope so she could spy on your neighbours.

Keep having her do stretches to keep her in shape while she's not able to do ballet. Also you can pick up a hobby, such as sewing, knitting, or something that doesn't involve walking. She can make things for when she goes back to ballet, maybe leg warmers, tutus in different colors, headbands, wrist warmers, etc. This should keep her spirits high and motivated to get well and back into class sooner.

Wow!!! I am so sorry to hear about this. How did she exactly break it in ballet class and what did the dance studio say? Also how long did the doctors say that she will need to rest and heal her leg? In the meantime she can read books about dance and watch videos about dance. Also search dance information on the computer. I hope that I helped you a little. Your daughter is in our thoughts and prayers. May she gets better very soon.

She needs to keep going even tho she can't participate. She can stretch as much as she can, see combinations that she'll eventually get worked into, and maybe even be a second pair of eyes for the teacher or help slower students along. It will be a big help for her and to her teacher

Keep her active, so when she goes back to ballet she wont bet really bad. have strech.