Dancing Queen

The long-awaited day has come and gone. Ashlyn, my 3-year-old, began her ballet/tap combo class last Wednesday! Ever since she was a tiny baby she has watched big sister dance with so much anticipation that when she was 2 she actually forced an "audition" on one of the dance instructors to prove her capabilities. At the same time, I was so nervous that she would throw a huge fit and do nothing but stand screaming, huddled by the door just like she did with the dancenastics class at Airborne last summer, and she did hesitate for a split second when we approached the door to the studio. But I gave her a little nudge into the room, and from there she couldn't contain her excitement to be there. She cautiously lined up alongside the 3 other little girls in the class and proceeded to dance her little heart out, with only one incident where she decided to sit it out (when I asked her later why she didn't do that part, she simply said, "Because I don't know how to be a mice ow a wabbit." Apparently they were supposed to jump around like mice and rabbits?) Anyway, she did her best with the biggest, most adorable smile on her face, and all day she showed me what she had learned and asked when she could go back. The long-awaited day has come and gone, and Ashlyn is now officially a dancer, and a truly passionate and gifted one at that. Mission accomplished. ;)