If you ask Claire what she wants to be when she grows up, she will enthusiastically answer, "A ballerina!" She has always loved to dance and sing (Could it have something to do with my belief in Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences and the fact that I have been playing music for her since she was in utero? Hmmmm...). She twirls around the house, dances to music by Laurie Berkner and The Fresh Beat Band, among others, and has been talking about wanting to take a dance class for a long time. Today, that dream came true. Claire took her very first ballet/tap combo class. Unfortunately, the mommies have to sit in the waiting room while the ballerinas-in-training dance in the studio, so I wasn't able to observe what went on in the class (I think one of the studios has a camera in it that's connected to the tv in the waiting room, but it wasn't on. Next week I will ask about it!). Claire was happy to see a friend from school (Ava) in her dance class. When the class was over, she came out of the studio beaming. She was ecstatic and so proud of herself! Claire reported that they danced with hula hoops, did "bend and straight," walked in a circle and she was not silly. I'm sure as the days pass, I will get more information about what happened at dance class. We look forward to dance class #2 next week!
Before Class
Ready for dance class to begin!
If you ask Claire what she wants to be when she grows up, she will enthusiastically answer, "A ballerina!" She has always loved to dance and sing (Could it have something to do with my belief in Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences and the fact that I have been playing music for her since she was in utero? Hmmmm...). She twirls around the house, dances to music by Laurie Berkner and The Fresh Beat Band, among others, and has been talking about wanting to take a dance class for a long time. Today, that dream came true. Claire took her very first ballet/tap combo class. Unfortunately, the mommies have to sit in the waiting room while the ballerinas-in-training dance in the studio, so I wasn't able to observe what went on in the class (I think one of the studios has a camera in it that's connected to the tv in the waiting room, but it wasn't on. Next week I will ask about it!). Claire was happy to see a friend from school (Ava) in her dance class. When the class was over, she came out of the studio beaming. She was ecstatic and so proud of herself! Claire reported that they danced with hula hoops, did "bend and straight," walked in a circle and she was not silly. I'm sure as the days pass, I will get more information about what happened at dance class. We look forward to dance class #2 next week!
Before Class
Ready for dance class to begin!