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Best ages to start nurturing talent

Originally published: December 6, 2010 4:43 PM
Updated: December 7, 2010 3:13 PM
By BETH WHITEHOUSE  beth.whitehouse@newsday.com

Think your child has talent? "Each discipline in the arts really has a different timetable for formal training," says Dale Lewis, executive director of the Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, a summer camp in Wheatley Heights with 1,600 students ages 6 to 19 studying music, dance, art, theater and more.

Here's some advice on how to nurture a child's interest.IF IT'S INSTRUMENTAL...