Last spring and summer Raegan was taking gymnastic. She just wasn't enjoying it anymore. I had to drag her out of the house to class. Once her summer session was up we decided to not re-enroll her. She said she wanted to take ballet class instead. Ugh. I dreaded hearing those words. Ballet class. I am a soccer mom, not a dance mom. Yes, I love dressing her in dresses, skirts, tutu's and big bows but I do not want to go to dance recitals instead of soccer games. I don't want to carpool a bunch of hairsprayed, glittery, lipstick and tutu wearing kids. I want to carpool stinky, sweaty, muddy soccer girls! I told Raegan she could start ballet class during the next session of class which started at the end of October (about 6 weeks away at this time.) One Tuesday afternoon I went to pick her up from school and she was crying and so upset. I have never picked her up and not have her be happy and loving school. Her teacher told me that 2 of the little girls in her class got picked up early for ballet class. The changed into their tutu's and leotards before leaving. Raegan saw it and was so upset because she wanted to go too. Same thing happened the following Tuesday. So I gave in a called the dance studio to see if I could get her enrolled late to the current class. They said no problem and she started the next day.
We did 2 ballet sessions and one Broadway Baby class this fall and early winter. Parents have the option to leave or we can stay out in the hallway and watch through windows. How is my baby already old enough to be dropped off for activities? I stay and watch... I am "that mom."
Broadway Babies is a 6 week class where the kids do songs and dance with props. Last session was The Wizard of Oz. She sang and danced to Somewhere over the Rainbow, Lollipop Guild, and Follow the Yellow Brick Road. It was really cute but she was pretty shy in class and didn't really perform at the Parent Show at the end of the 6 weeks. I wasn't going to sign her up again but this session is Beauty and the Beast. That is one of her favorite movies and she will be able to wear her Belle dress so hopefully she will be a Broadway star that class. Because lord knows, all she does is sing and dance at home. She can be the next Britney Spears minus the breakdown of 2006, and marrying K-Fed!
During Ballet class the girls learn the ballet poses but not all of their dances are ballet. The do some fun dances to fun songs. She loves it. It is actually really cute to see 10 or so girls dressed up and learning these dances. We didn't have any classes during the Holidays so she is ready to get back to school and dance classes next week! Not gonna lie, I'm ready for it too!
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