Friday, March 07, 2008

Alli's first ballet class!!

Alli went to her first ballet class last week!! I think mommy may have been more excited than she was. Don't get me wrong, she was excited also and had a great time. She is looking forward to her next class and to getting her new leotard and ballet shoes (ok, mommy is probably more excited about that one too).

Alli and her dance teacher, Miss Josie.

The class is held at the gym that I recently joined, so it is not your typical dance studio with bars and mirrors, but somehow I don't think that matters for a 3 yr old. I was however very impressed with the fact that the insructor was teaching technical ballet moves and positions, not just hopping, skipping, etc. which I thought might be the case with such young little dance students.

That doesn't mean that Alli and her fellow student did not spend a lot of time just hopping and skipping and randomly rolling around on the floor. It's a good thing Miss Josie has a lot of patience!

All and all, I think Alli did great for her first ever dance class and I'm thinking that after she has a few lessons under her belt, she will get the hang of it even more!

Here's a little video evidence of what I am talking about...



How cute is that!!!! It will be even cuter when she is fully dressed in her ballet attire.

4 comments:

Melissa Beth said...

Look out!! An animal has been unleashed - Julie Dement has video blog! I can see that the dancer in you is beaming with excitement and anticipation at your own little blooming dance prodigy. How sweet! She looks adorable.

Steph said...

Too cute! She is destined to be a little ballerina! She is so limber anyways that she can't help but be a natural!
Very impressed with the video, too. I have thought about doing that before but the thought of getting out my owner's manual always gets me out of the mood- I hate reading that stuff!

Anonymous said...

Boy does that bring back memories of you and Becca.
You never know who is looking.
D.C.

Anonymous said...

What a precious little girl! She is a natural...just like her momma! Can't wait to see her touch her toe to her head like you Jules! We love Alli Jean so much and look forward to many dance recitals in the future! T-Rob and L.J.