Dance Yourself Silly!

Lila has been in dance class for a few months now. In the beginning, there were only three girls in her class and her participation was great. However, as the class has grown to over twelve little dancers she has become shy and bashful. She spends the entire ballet portion of class coy and statuesque.


When the tap portion begins her personality and dance skills blossom and she can really cut a rug out there on the dance floor. Her favorite part... galloping the pony... surprise, surprise!


The class ends with tumbling, which is by far Emily's favorite. She is impossible to keep away from the mats and since Lila's dance teacher is a parent of a former student of mine, she gets to participate too! Lila loves telling the other little girls, "That's my sister! That's my Doodle! Yea Doodle! She does it too! Oh, Doodle, You're soooo cute!" At which point Emily usually heads over to her big sis for a hug of thanks and appreciation for the praise. I think this interaction between the two sisters paired with Lila's adoration for "her Doodle" makes tumbling my favorite part as well...