dance mania

"Mommy, can I wear my pink....what's that thing called again? leotard? mommy, can I wear my leotard? And can I wear my ballet shoes too?"

"Mommy, you be Miss Kim and teach me how to dance."

"Mommy, watch this, I can do an arabesque"

This is the chorus playing in our household these days. After a few months at my gym, Anna has made a few friends in the "kids room", one of whom takes a dance class immediately following my Tuesday class. It's a preschool dance class which includes some ballet, some hip hop, some tumbling and more. After talking about it for several weeks, we sat in on a class one morning to see what Anna thought. 5 minutes in she was doing all of the moves next to me and was not happy when it was time for us to leave. I promptly emailed the instructor to see if she could squeeze us in.

Today began Anna's first official class. I wish I had had my camera, but I declined to bring it. I didn't want to be that creepy mom with the camera since there are only 3 classes left in this summer session (Anna missed the first 2/3 of the session).

Before the class began she managed to inform every other person in the gym that "I am going to dance class. But, I already know how to do an arabesque. See?!" Picture that - with her pink leotard, one size too small - little cheeks hanging out, covered with a white Disney princess skirt on top.

I was very impressed by her ability to listen, follow directions, and calmly try to mimic what the instructor did. I think this is going to be great for her! She absolutely loved it and it was such a joy to watch. Next time you see her you'll have to ask her to show you some moves!