Little Ballerina

Grace started her ballet class three weeks ago. She calls it "Miss Lilly's Ballet School" (from the book Angelina Ballerina.) I think she really thinks her teacher's name is Miss Lilly.

The first week she absolutely would not participate. She sat next to me the whole time and watched the other girls dance. Afterwards she was in a very grumpy mood and we stopped by Aaron's office on the way home to say hi. When he saw her he asked her what was wrong. She folded her arms and with a frown said, "Dad, I danced badly." He asked her if she would dance for him if he came to her class the following week and she said yes. So, the second week Dad showed up and she was delighted. She was a different child and was dancing without hesitation. It was cute to see that having her daddy there gave her so much confidence. Now she looks forward to going to class, and is quite social. I think she enjoys talking to her little friends in-between turns as much as the actual dancing part! Up above is a picture of her with her cute little class, and down below is Grace practicing with her teacher.