She was thrilled about finally getting to go! We pulled out some of her ballet dress up clothes and slippers and all that was left to do was the bun. I have never had to do a real bun but after a few You Tube videos we had it down pat! : )
Before we left she quickly demonstrated some of her ballet poses for me...
I think that's a pretty good first bun!
Several of the ballet places were not having summer sessions, but we found that Dance Destiny at the Factory was having a summer session just for the month of July. It was a perfect 4 week session for her to decide if ballet was going to be her thing or not.
Her teacher, Mrs. Sarah, was great from the beginning. She welcomed them at the door teaching them how to correctly walk in ballet class and kept their attention the ENTIRE time.
We ended up very lucky to only have 3 little girls in her class. They get LOTS of one-on-one time!
I need to go ahead and say that I was quite surprised with Emma Claire. I honestly didn't think that ballet would be her thing and that it wouldn't come naturally to her. Boy was I wrong. She really was a natural and seemed to enjoy every minute of it.
Click Here to watch her in action.
Little brother LOVED watching her through the window!
At the end of class Mrs. Sarah pulled out these little fluffy skirts for them to wear and dance around in. They really felt like princesses. She gave each of them a turn to do their favorite dance and the rest of the girls would be their audience.
Click Here to watch Emma Claire's dance. (You can't hear the music because we were outside the room looking through the window, but it was the music from her movie 12 Dancing Princesses.)
Click Here to watch the group dance together.
Emma Claire had a great first ballet class. She can.not.wait. until next week! Thank you Destiny Dance and Mrs. Sarah!
Wow!!! Perfect posture for a ballarina! Mom captured some awesome pictures and video's. Such a sweet blog. Kuddos on the bun, too, Mom!! So glad you got into THAT class. Looks like you are gonna have tons of fun. We love you so much, Emma Claire!!!
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