After reading Debbie Allen’s Dancing in the Wings (totally great book about an empowered little girl - yes, it’s in my bookstore!) the girls really really wanted to learn how to dance. Spice was actually the keenest, which surprised me, becuase she’s the least coordinated of the two.Â
So I took them to a class in September at the studio near our house - and knew right away it wasn’t going to work. They just weren’t ready for it. They weren’t capable of following instructions, or being away from Mommy without having complete meltdowns. Plus, it looked kinda boring.Â
But scroll forward four months, and now it’s a different story all together. The girls were enthused and prepared. We decided purely on the basis of our schedule to go to a studio downtown (still only a 5 min drive) and we hit the jackpot. Their teacher is awesome - everything is imagination and ponies and coloured slippers. Well, you can see they enjoy it!
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January 28th, 2010 at 4:12 pm
Nicky, they are adorable. I am so glad they are enjoying their class. Their teacher looks like she has a wonderful way of working with preschoolers. Look out Royal Canadian Ballet company, sugar and spice are on their way. Thanks for posting the video, it made me smile. I will check out Debbie Allen’s book. :)Robyn
January 28th, 2010 at 4:35 pm
Too precious and such perfect choices of music. The ending is excellent!
I can’t wait to
dragtake Biset to dance classes. And I am TOTALLY going to get that book.January 28th, 2010 at 4:39 pm
They are so sweet! I smiled through out the entire video! It is great!
Mary
January 28th, 2010 at 4:51 pm
It’s a good book!!!!
January 28th, 2010 at 5:07 pm
beautiful!! nothing quite like little girls in tutu’s!! my two big ballerina’s were ohh-ing and ahh-ing over their cuteness…as were my boys…the youngest of whom can still be coerced into a tutu by his big sisters, lol:)
happy dancing girls!!
January 28th, 2010 at 5:25 pm
Too darn cute for words!
January 28th, 2010 at 5:27 pm
Adorable!
Ruth
January 28th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
Great photo of your girls!
January 28th, 2010 at 6:41 pm
Adorable!
January 28th, 2010 at 6:48 pm
How wonderful! I was smiling through the entire video! Off to check our that book…
January 28th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Had to giggle at the little jumps. So cute!
January 28th, 2010 at 7:42 pm
I was grinning from ear to ear, too.
Thanks for cheering me up. It’s great to see what I have to look forward to.
Claire
January 28th, 2010 at 9:42 pm
This is sooo cute! I am the grandmother of two Ethiopian babies! Can’t wait until my grandaughter is old enough for tutus and ballet.
January 28th, 2010 at 10:07 pm
Another gramma! My mom will be happy to see that
January 28th, 2010 at 10:40 pm
Absolutely adorable. Your daughters are so sweet and that video made my day
January 29th, 2010 at 7:46 am
OMG. That is undoubtedly the cutest thing I’ve seen in a long time!
Thanks for posting the video.
Karen
January 29th, 2010 at 5:31 pm
I was almost in tears watching that–that just cracked me up big time! Thanks for posting this Nicky!
January 30th, 2010 at 11:34 am
super cute and what a difference four months makes!
January 30th, 2010 at 6:03 pm
Your girls are SUPER CUTE! Looks like they are in a great class and enjoying it!
I love how you put that presentation/video together… awesome!
January 31st, 2010 at 7:09 pm
Loved this… thanks for sharing.
A
February 5th, 2010 at 6:56 pm
Sooo precious!
February 8th, 2010 at 10:16 am
Priceless!