Tiny Dancer

Julienne began her first official dance class on Saturday. Those of you that know me, know that on occasion, I can get a little carried away with events that involve my children. For example, two years ago, Julienne took a "Creative Movement" class. I went out and bought her four different leotards, with gauzy dancing skirts. She looked so pretty! However, the other more sensible moms of the children in the class, dressed their children in normal clothing. Normal as in shorts and a t-shirt. So, I tried to learn my lesson.

Jump to Saturday. Dance class #1 at the local rec. center. I, as a sensible mother, dress my daughter in shorts and a t-shirt, throw her mass of curls into a pony tail and away we go. We get to the center, Julienne was whisked away into a small studio, with a window the size of a napkin, so parents could "peek", since we are not allowed inside the studio! So as I peek through the napkin sized window, I notice that the other girls in class, have the beautiful gauzy princessy leotards, with perfectly coiffed hair and matching ribbons/hair accesories. I then look at my daughter, in her too-tight, end of the summer shorts, t-shirt, and messy, took one second pony tail and know that I have failed her! Where are the mommy rules posted? How was I to know that this new class was now the appropriate venue for extreme dance attire?

Needless to say, I felt very bad for the 45 minute class, knowing that my poor daughter must be humiliated amidst the other dancers, since she was wearing regular clothes!!! ;-) I agonized over the years in therapy that she will spend working through her issues over the first day of dance class! So after the twirling and tutu wearing was finished, we ventured off to Target to buy some new dancewear. Next week, she will be the shiniest, gauziest dancer of them all! Even if she outsizes the other four years olds by at least 20 pounds, and four inches in height. She will have the dancing foundations for a career as a dancer and a sumo wrestler!