Late last year we enrolled Elena in a dance class - "pre-dance," actually - as we mentioned in this post. Attending a class like this was partly to get Elena used to doing things without Mom & Dad, partly to give her practice following instructions, and partly to give her something fun to do. The class seems to have been successful on all counts.
The class had their year-end recital recently. The theme for the recital, for the pre-dance kids, was an undersea ball. They dressed in dance costumes that looked something like 1920s style bathing suits and danced with flowing, swimmy motions. We're talking four-year-olds here, so the performance wasn't as crisp as you'd see at the Bolshoi, but everyone got about 90% of the movements right, which is an A in my book.
More importantly, everyone had a lot of fun, Elena included. We stayed to see the performances by the older kids - tumbling, ballet, flamenco, breakdancing, musical instruments - a lot of which Elena liked, and thought would be fun to do when she's older.
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| Elena in her "swim" costume. |
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| Chugg-chugga-choo-chooing onto the floor. |
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| Everyone having fun. |
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