The musical theater group my son had been in since he was four, but was taking a break from so he could work on physical issues related to the low tone and dyspraxia, asked my son if he wanted to perform with them at the state fair and also at a church. They put him in songs that required the least amount of dancing, but still there was some dancing required and he would have to learn it fast because they would perform in about 10 days and the rest of the group had already started rehearsing.
My son was worried when they asked him to sing a solo part in "My Favorite Things" while simultaneously learning the dance steps and we both knew that if he explained to the director that this is more difficult for someone with dyspraxia, then he would probably not get good parts in the future. His friend saw that he was having difficulty with the dance steps and took him out in the hall and worked with him on the dance. He got it. He did really well. His timing was good. The cute little girl he met at the horse riding class saw him at the church performance and came up to him afterwards and told him he was really good. Other people told him he had a really nice voice. He and one of his musical theater friends sat in the lobby after the performance talking and laughing and singing songs together. He had a really good time and this is definitely helping with the self confidence.
