Dancing Lessons
Saturday morning was the first of what I suspsect will become a regular and long term event for our household. Our first ever dancing lessons.
Being so close in age, we struggle with letting M&M do something while Kiki misses out. M&M could have started ballet a year ago, but because Kiki was not old enough, we held back. I’m not sure if we did the right thing, but I can’t imagine trying to keep a 2 year old happy while her big sister gets to try all these new things. And they’re such good friends that I can imagine some real resentment developing.
Anyway, Saturday was the first lesson. And if you want to see cute, find a “tots” ballet lesson to watch. 12 little 3 and 4 year old girls in varying degrees of fairy costumes, ballet costumes and dance pants prancing around the floor. I can’t remember laughing so hard in ages.
Both the girls seemed to really enjoy it, M&M more so than Kiki, although I think Kiki is taking the whole “ballet” thing a bit more seriously than M&M. I will say this though, 30 minutes of jumping and dancing around certainly wears them out 
we had a nice quiet afternoon here. Kiki even had a sleep (unheard of!).
While this is just a start, I hope they continue with dance in some form or another. I did Calisthenics as a child, and then ballroom dancing as a teenager, which, incidentally, is where I met my Hubby. And the best part (from Mummy’s perspective) is that these classes are all “just for fun” and run through the PCYC - so $5 a lesson is a great bargain for me. Especially when I pay more than 4 times that a week for swimming lessons.
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We recently started calisthenics lessons for my 4yo. Her 3yo sister has to sit in the pram and watch quietly, so far I’m able to achieve this by not giving younger sister breakfast until we get to calisthenics - eating keeps her quiet.
The little tots are so cute practicing all their moves and trying to get their little bodies co-ordinated.
Oh, I miss that cute stage. Now I have Karate and ‘drama lessons’ which involve Moo getting all serious and ‘arty’ in black and me trying not to laugh.
If they have end-of-year concerts be sure and take a video camera along. They’re cute and hilarious as the littlies often forget what they’re supposed to be doing and stand at the front of the stage giggling and waving at family members. Two of my grandchildren did ballet for eight years each, stopping only when Em couldn’t pass the next level exams because she couldn’t do splits. Poor girl has hips like mine which just don’t want to bend that way, unlike her mother who could bend in any direction as if her bones were plasticine. Sam gave up a year later to focus more on his soccer and piano. Em now does ice skating and yoga.
Another thing I can look forward to now
Little girls in fairy costumes make me happy, not longing anymore.
Boo loves her dancing classes! As a parent I am not allowed watch but I often find her dancing around the house with her new moves instead of doing her homework about rocks. Although I think for a 9 year old dancing is more exciting than creating a trivia game using rock, minerals and earth questions.