First day of Ballet!

Addie was SOO excited about her first ballet class. So much so that she could not sleep the night before. It was really cute. She is taking ballet and tap!

Of course I was the mom who was taking 8 thousand pictures of her child's "first class." Thank goodness she is not old enough to be embarrassed by her mother. I take so many pictures I dread the day that she says "moooom...you are embarrassing me". Hmm..what should my response be...."you'll be glad that I am taking pictures when you look back on this".

Everyone in her class is supposed to wear the same thing. Of course there is one girl who's mother didn't get the memo and instead of wearing all black with tan colored tights....she wears all pink...with pink tights! Of course she still looks adorable. Maybe her mother just wanted her child to really stand out among the other kids! Another "requirement" is that that all the children have to have their hair in a bun and out of their face. At first I was like...a bun? How in the world can I get her hair in a bun?? I struggle with a ponytail sometimes! Luckily they make this handy dandy hair accessory that makes it pretty easy!

"Plié"

OK...so we need some work on this one..Ha!

"Arabesque"



"Do-Si-do" ---wait a minute...that's not ballet.....

Addie's good friend, McKenzie, is taking ballet and tap with Addie! There are about 12 kids in their class. They practice ballet for the first half of class and then tap the second half. I can watch Addie during her lesson from another room on a TV. It is hilarious. Half the kids are looking the wrong way. Some kids are standing and some are sitting. One girl was doing breakdancing moves on her belly and spinning in circles (it actually looked kind of fun) while the other kids were practicing their jumps! Can't wait for the recital in May! Video camera will definitely be charged and ready to go!