Oh-Bla-Di

It seems to me that Ava’s whole life (all three years of it) has been building to this day…the day when she began her formal dance education.  It’s undeniable to the people who know her well, that Whoozers was meant to dance and to perform.  She’s got great rhythm, always has, and loves to dance.  So, when we signed her up and got her all the gear for Christmas, we were fairly certain this first day would go well.  And it did.  She LOVED it.

Ready to go with her dance shoes!

Waiting anxiously for class to start.

The class Ava is signed up for is an hour long – half hour of ballet and a half hour of tap.  Ballet starts with stretching and a quick run through of the five ballet positions.

Then it was time to move across the floor in pairs, working on pirouettes and skipping.

After ballet, it’s time for a quick change of shoes and back in for tap.  During the shoe change, Ava said, “Mommy, this is so fun! (petting my face) It’s just so fun.”

Noah came along for class, too, and really enjoyed it.

We figure that he might as well get used to this, as he’s got lots of dance classes and recitals in his future.  Matt’ll be able to coach him through it, though, as a seasoned big brother of a dancer.

Once tap started, we laughed out loud every time the teacher put her finger to her lips to ask the girls to be quiet during tap.  Eight little girls in tap shoes and quiet?  Never going to happen.  But, we weren’t allowed in the studio, so were saved from the sound by the window between us.  I’d imagine that her ears were fairly ringing by the end of it.

The last ten minutes of class were for the girls just to dance however they felt like it.  They played Freeze Dancing…freezing when the music stopped.  It was pretty crazy in there….they obviously needed to just let all their wiggles out!

At the end of class, Ava came out to take off her shoes and get ready to go home.  She said, “Mommy, that was wonderful.”  I’m pretty sure we’ll be going back next week.

So proud of our girl and so excited for her new adventure!