Lilly loves to dance. She dances all day and night. And she's good. People stop us in stores and comment on how cute she is (as she twirls around and around and then stops and points her toe with a very dramatic expression). She has a whole sleu of moves that she does (mostly ballet moves with the ocassional hiney shake) and she switches them up depending on her mood. I'm so glad we put her in dance!
Each week on Tuesday I kiss Lilly goodbye and she goes into her class and then I see her when she comes out an hour later. There is a small glass window in the classroom door but they have it covered with a shade.
This week I took my camera thinking I could pass the hour taking pictures of Ella in the dark and dingy hallway. But to my great surprise Miss Tiffany said she'd lift the shade for us to watch the girls' routine to Schoolhouse Rock. There were 5 of us all trying to catch a glimpse of our daughter through the 2ft x 2ft (if that) glass window. And I had my camera so I was also trying to take pictures! Ha! Wonder what those women were thinking of me then! *For the record, they all talk to me now and are very nice and I enjoy our conversations during that hour each week.*
Each week on Tuesday I kiss Lilly goodbye and she goes into her class and then I see her when she comes out an hour later. There is a small glass window in the classroom door but they have it covered with a shade.
This week I took my camera thinking I could pass the hour taking pictures of Ella in the dark and dingy hallway. But to my great surprise Miss Tiffany said she'd lift the shade for us to watch the girls' routine to Schoolhouse Rock. There were 5 of us all trying to catch a glimpse of our daughter through the 2ft x 2ft (if that) glass window. And I had my camera so I was also trying to take pictures! Ha! Wonder what those women were thinking of me then! *For the record, they all talk to me now and are very nice and I enjoy our conversations during that hour each week.*
The routine was adorable. I was shocked that all 5 little girls actually followed the teacher and did the routine beautifully! And it was fully choreographed with hand movements, spins, taps, jumps, etc.
After the routine she left the shade up for a while and I was able to capture Lilly practicing her kicks across the room with Miss Tiffany. I was shooting through glass and without a flash so some of the movements were blurred. I was too afraid to use my flash a). because of the reflection off the glass and b). for some odd reason when Lilly noticed me watching her routine she freaked out and started crying and told me to stop watching. Every other child was waving to their mommys and smiling! For most of the routine Lilly had no clue we were watching because she was so enthrolled with following Miss Tiffany and getting all the moves down.
Here she is practicing her kicks (in her coat because it was freezing in the studio that day)...
After the routine she left the shade up for a while and I was able to capture Lilly practicing her kicks across the room with Miss Tiffany. I was shooting through glass and without a flash so some of the movements were blurred. I was too afraid to use my flash a). because of the reflection off the glass and b). for some odd reason when Lilly noticed me watching her routine she freaked out and started crying and told me to stop watching. Every other child was waving to their mommys and smiling! For most of the routine Lilly had no clue we were watching because she was so enthrolled with following Miss Tiffany and getting all the moves down.
Here she is practicing her kicks (in her coat because it was freezing in the studio that day)...
How adorable is that??
Miss Tiffany always says she loves Lilly "so much" and during class she held her a few times while switching up the music on her iPod. Surprisingly they didn't notice me peeking through (again) with my camera...
Miss Tiffany always says she loves Lilly "so much" and during class she held her a few times while switching up the music on her iPod. Surprisingly they didn't notice me peeking through (again) with my camera...
I wish we could watch everyday but then again I'd end up being that really annoying parent taking pictures the whole time and I'd surely never make any friends doing that.
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