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I studied Dance, Musical Theatre, Production, etc for many years in college and worked professionally as an adult, as well as teach kids performing arts. From my point of view, kids usually see a performance, get inspired, and ask their parent to take them to an after school class. In my example, my Mom hung up a ballerina picture on my bedroom, and I asked her if I could go learn ballet at age 8 at a studio. My mom also took me to cultural live events, so I already had that experience. I saw native american indian dances, staged nutcracker, religious outdoor amature plays, and heard on the radio, songs like Lionel Ritchie Party Caramba, that makes you want to jump up and sing along! I was chubby, awkward, and shy. But... she didn't have enough money the next year to keep me in Jazz class after the recital, which I was spaced out and followed the other girl next to me. So... those kids who are Great, they 1) have natural ability that was coached to become even greater thru exposure and trial and error 2) had resources or a scholarship or way too much free time to play pretend 3) has a stage mom that doesn't know they are a stage mom, lol 4) are following the footsteps of an artistic family member because it is familiar like Ariana and Frankie Grande 5) and take headshots, write a resume or comp card, shop for talent agents, managers, castings, and auditions on a consistent basis. I rarely have seen a child be scouted off the street to sing and dance, unless they were already seen or heard doing that skill. I write teen bop, so I have casted an 8 year old, and I was looking for a youthful, fun, amature sound, not a grown up sound. I have to admit, the young lady added so much to the part, she was perfect once the mic was on. Kids are naturally creative, and fearless. As for athletic skill, I have seen 5 year olds that could command sell out arenas if the right producer saw what I saw in class. And her parents were obese, still she was a powerhouse of raw imagination and force. I believe these kids who land big breaks have above average intelligence. Look at Maddie, the teen model with downs, her style is adorable and feminine and girly and interesting. It takes a team. The glits and glam of show business is a reflection of the joy that is human nature. As for me, I asked my Mom again at age 17 to take a summer ballet class, after reading a few books about dance, and I was pre professional and then pro. I became a musician years after I was a dancer, and now I write dance music. I have 60 songs. Three of them are basically kids productions. And yes, I will be casting either from relatives, neighbors, or arts academies where I myself studied, and as a last resort, hire a casting company who has a catalogue of video. I do pay my talent, no matter how young or old they are. I don't have a big budget at this level in my career, and I like to work "on a body" meaning the parts evolve slightly molding to whoever I have to work with. I like to see the strengths in the actor, and play up those vs. trying to get the actor to fit into a rigid script, so long as the main parts are met. Like my 8 year old, she added a hysterical line in the middle of my verse, and it was brilliant comedy, that only a child could dream up, and it was exactly the essence I was going for but was surprised and delighted, because she said "peanut butter & tuna" instead of the swing count, to the beat. And then in between takes she even wrote her own song and got to record it. We actually recorded it in a makeshift vocal booth in her own house, rather than drive her to and from another town. Her dad was a sound engineer, but not a vocalist and he was very cautious about allowing the project to be commertially released without her full consent, so I ended up using her as rehearsal, because she could easily go viral and have 5 million views, and I don't think that was her intent, and that carries potential consequenses-like cyber bullying. So now I only use talent that wants to be professional, and signs a legally binding release. Otherwise they want to un-do the role, take down the content from online, or write demand letters to get the production company to withdraw the product from the market.How do they get so good is relative. Annie, the musical is well written, well directed, well funded, and well delivered, and thus well recieved. Oh! I also had a voice over as a 6 year old on a midwestern radio station commertial for a restaurant, that my mom had written, and worked at the station. That had a huge impact 30 years later when I went to record in a sound booth. How many kids honestly have ever been to a real recording studio? Some of them are in shady areas. Almost every child will fight for their turn to karaoke in front of a mic, though.They come from all over. You never really know if the soft spoken teen is going to develop into a superstar or if the pretty 6 year old, head of the class will loose interest over time. I had 1 girl in class that demanded to be the DJ and run my stereo. Ok. Go for it! The kids who shine were empowered at some point. Somewhere along the way, the adult in the room, cleared the way, pushed the furniture to the side, and set up a drum kit near the fireplace. Kids create content because deep down their only currancy is emotional power to manipulate those in charge. They don't have any money. All they can do is play for laughs, or attention, or facors. They have to negociate every result. Some of them figure out really early that their actions have an effect on others, and they like the power, and they harness it, channel it. They command stage presence because they have a story to tell. I dont think they want to become another character, as much as they need to be heard. As adults, we want to escape ourselves and transform into another, vicariously. I think genetics has some role, some brains are just pre hard wired, memory is passed down, but also environment has a bigger influence. I sang along to the radio, never once dreaming I would sing live to half the world. Some of the Muckey Mouse Club and Disney Stars wanted stardom and fame, and knew that show business could serve them. Sometimes it is an accident. I write most of my songs while walking, and they literally just fall out of my mouth. I don't sit a desk and strain ideas in front of a typewriter with writers block. They just flow. Kids who excell, havn't been subjected to judgmental negative people telling them they shouldn't do or be that yet. They run because they can. Until the fat lady tells them it is against the rules. Personally I don't like to teach kids younger than 6 years because I like when they can read & write already. How the Olsen twins debut at toddler is unbelievable. Some babies are stars, like the rolly poley Micheline tires baby in the center. Sometimes it takes the right person, like a photographer, who recognises who is photogenic. In my opinion Modeling is the base of all performing arts, not ballet. Ballet is a foundation, but all other performers are models. Not all performers are Ballerinas. Ballet principles show up in any stage craft. It helps to know, so you can assume those actors who get chosen cross trained with many coaches, not just the vocal coaches to the stars. They pay their dues. They become Sag or Afra members. And there are laws that oversee their trust fund and hours they can be on set.