The Little Ballerina as a Dog

The month of May was a whirlwind with graduation, a Pre-K graduation, a dance recital and packing everything we own to be stored for at least a month before our move to Ohio. Taryne's ballet recital was one of the last things we had before the final packing push.

The ballet recital this year was Cinderella. Her class performed as dogs. For the performance, they had headbands with dog ears and a tail attached. Taryne did a great job and remembered most of the moves. We are so proud of her and her hard work and determination with ballet. As of right now, she wants to be a dance teacher and own a dance studio when she grows up.

A picture with Cinderella

My Little Ballerina

This year for Taryne's dance recital, her class will be the dogs in Cinderella. I love how the ballet show is incorporated into one main story. When I was a little girl in dance class, our recital had an overall theme for the show and all dances (ballet, tap, jazz, etc) somehow fit that theme with the music. Here, at this dance school, there is a theme for each type of dance. Last year, the jazz group went first, then all the tap and then finally the ballet production which was Peter Pan. Even though Taryne is in a ballet/tap combo class, the preschool agers only do the ballet portion.

Taryne is excelling in ballet and tap. Her teach is constantly telling us how well she is doing and that she is one of the best (if not the best) students in the class. She knows her ballet steps and terminology and can do the steps really well. On a few occasions, she has had the opportunity to be the "teacher" because she knew the dance and was asked to lead the class as they practiced.

As of right now, she wants to be a dance teacher when she grows up. She talks about working hard because she really wants to dance en pointe.

This is her costume for the dance recital this May. May 23rd cannot get here fast enough for Taryne!