A couple of weeks ago, Callie had 'Open House' day at dance. This one went much smoother than last years 'Open House' day when we forgot Carter there but I'll leave that for another blog entry. For a typical dance class the parents aren't allowed to watch. This isn't surprising since the kids apparently act very differently when the parents are there. The only other time you get to see her dance is at the year end recital. Callie's first class of the day was Tap. There are only four kids in this class and I can't imagine the noise if there were any more kids.
Callie's second open house of the day was for ballet. Tap is at 9:15a which is good because all Callie has to do is throw on her clothes, carry her tap shoes and get there. Ballet is at 11:00a and requires much more preparation time for her hair. Getting it pulled back, balled up and sprayed straight takes quite a bit of time. Kerry's getting pretty good at it now that Callie has grown her hair out long enough. I didn't get a chance to go to ballet but Kerry says that Callie is doing excellent. Of the various lessons she's had, Kerry says ballet is the one she feels she should stick with.
Callie's recital is at the end of May and the new dance season starts shortly after. The typical progression for dancing has kids continuing to take on new styles and to increase the time spent in areas where they wish to specialize. This means she'll be doing 4 classes next season. Tap and Hip Hop once a week and Ballet twice a week. It's a good thing Kerry has gone back to work full time. Keeping kids active gets expensive!
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