I dance all the time and am in class with one of my good friends. We have been friends for along time and our parents are close friends. The problem is, I am slightly a better dancer than her and so i get more solos. I also get placed in the front more often. Her mom often gets mean or says rude remarks to me. I feel like her mom doesn't like me, and I think it has something to do with the fact that i am better at her daughter. We are in all of the same classes together, including two competition dances. We are very close friends, and I don't want to lose her as a friend because her mom doesn't like me. What should I do?

To Worried Friend.Take no notice You are always going to meet people like the parent you mentioned . Just be polite, but let the remarks go in one ear and out the other. And smile.
Whatever you do don't let it affect your dancing.

Parents often enjoy living out their dreams through their childrens endeavors. Sporting parents are a part of every youthful activity, whether it be baseball or ballet. We cannot change the way people react to our success or failures but we can alter how we react to them. The best advice given to me was to "kill 'em with kindness". Usually this tactic will win over the bitterest of personalities in the long run. Relationships, such as yours with your dear friend, are an ongoing work in progress and given the fact that you are in an environment that can often bring about feelings of jealousy, the friendship, if true, will last long beyond this experience. Give your friend the benefit of doubt. You are, after all, freinds with her and her parents are merely part of the package. Your sensitivity to the issue will only help you in dealing with the events that are sure to come. Keep the friendship! Good freinds are hard to come by.