Ballet

Ballet is in full swing again. Emily is going twice a week again this year. They will go twice a week through December and then drop down to one day a week for the remainder of the year while they work on the recital pieces. 

I'm a little surprised that she has stuck with it. It seems like this might be her thing.  This is her 5th year in ballet (plus one or two years at another dance school). It helps, too, that her bff is in her class. 

Can you tell she is wearing her tights over her

 leotard like she's seen on various documentaries?

 

I wonder if she'll make it to pointe shoes? I believe that is ballet 4 and 11 years old, so at least 3 years away if not 4. The girls generally stay in each class level for 2 years. That would mean Emily would have the remainder of this year in Ballet 2, then two years in Ballet 3 before being able to get into Ballet 4.  There is always the possibility of 1 year in Ballet 3, but I think a little more time to get her strength up is better. Pointe shoes are hard. I remember that I quit ballet right when I was going into pointe shoes - of course, I quit to play softball.

 

This year (May 2016) they will perform a production of The Firebird. I'm glad they've gotten away from the Disney princess ballets. I was getting tired of those.

 

I'm excited to see how she grows this year, as I am with every year.