Dance, Little Ballerina
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Swimming lessons are over for the season. Actually, I think the last session ended just a few days ago, but I did not sign up Gigi for that last hoorah. I feel like she learned quite a bit over her time in the pool with instructors and we will now hold off until this next summer.
So, now that we are in the habit of running around making sure we are at a lesson on time, it is in the cards to sign Gigi up for her next adventure – ballet.
I have done my absolute best to explain to Gigi that ballet is not all about the tutus, leotards, toe shoes and leaping around the stage. I explained she will need to spend a lot of boring time up front learning foot, hand, and arm positions. I told her it will be slow and without flourish in the beginning. She is still adamant that she wants ballet lessons. And so, I will comply. 
In the meantime, I am building up her dance wardrobe. She has a leotard, tights and tutu from the last time we tried ballet lessons. She has since grown out of those things. WalMart and Target have a very small selection and the local dance specialty stores price their merchandise way too high. Just For Kix is an online store that carries a huge selection of dancewear, at prices I can stomach. Yay for online shopping.
Hey, that’s great that she wants to dance! How old is she again?
I took ballet for years and loved it.
She won’t get to go on pointe for a looooong time…I do hope she sticks with it as it will be very, very good discipline for her and give her a sense of accomplshment as she learns and perfects the positions.
I miss ballet to this day, but I can still go on pointe in just about any shoe.
Funny, some thirty years later, ain’t it?