so… all maddalena’s dancer dreams came true this week!! my little madd lady attended her very first dance class!
that girl, i tell you, she has had a dancer in her heart for sooo long!! so, after many days spent dressed in ballet attire [including a halloween!], the declaration that she wanted to take dance “when i’m four,” numerous viewings of the nutcracker, and finally a ballerina birthday… we did it! the day finally came!!!
first, we paid a little visit to the dance studio…
…the very saaame dance studio where i took dance along with a few of my best gal pals in high school! and then i tore my hamstring and had to quit. which was such a shame, since i was a child prodigy and all… 😉 anyway, not to make it about me here, but… i maaay have been waiting for my glorious debut as dance mom ever since i traded jazz shoes for physical therapy! maddalena loved it there and was just sure she wanted to come back. so, we signed her on up!!
and the next day…
…oh my gracious. i’m soooo proud of her!!! she had a blast… i spied the entire time while the other moms were like, way cooler about it… her teacher was the sweetest… and rocco quite enjoyed his social hour, as well!! she’s already asking when she gets to go back. soooo. we’re both pretty excited. she’s a dancer!!!! and… you guys. I’M A DANCE MOM!!!! i literally almost cried writing that just then. YES!!!
i love you so, my tiny dancer!!!
[…and by the way! this is not at all to say that she has to keep dancing for more than even a month. it’s more a fun right of passage thing!! i mean, she’s only four. 🙂 and you know i’m always rooting for the equestrian life, anyway!]
That Maddalena of your, gosh she's just SO SWEET! I can't even in her little ballet outfit. I was a dancer growing up and literally have to fight back tears when I see little girls in dance costumes. Makes me crave a little girl SO SO SO badly!! Even as a dancer I'd fantasize about the days when I'd be the dance mom, schlepping her girls to and from from class and competitions. The best!!
Dance Mom-ing is THE BEST. I hope she loves it as much as my daughter does.
Soooo cute!!! My daughter used to dance when she was little (she's 14 now) and she wore a pink leotard too! I miss those days 🙁 Precious photos!!
Taffeta & Tulips
These pictures are the best. I'm in love!
She is just too precious and dear in that leotard and tutu! Is that what they are called? I ALWAYS wanted to dance but my parents were lkke Uhm no unless our money tree grows so I just never got too! And it is expensive! I've looked into summer camps and stuff but with travelling. Yada yada. Way to go Madd! Such a sweet little ballerina princess you have there!!