Ballet

Taylor started a ballet/tap/tumbling class this week.

We didn't quite know what to expect since this is our first dance class ever.  They started on the floor doing stretches.  Taylor did very good listening and trying to follow the teacher.

Then they did some bar work.  You may notice from this picture that Taylor is the only student that spoke English which made class very interesting.  Good thing our teacher was bilingual :)  After about 20 minutes she came out and asked one mother if she should speak to her daughter in Spanish because she wasn't listening in English.  Good thing Taylor was wearing her Dora the Explorer lip gloss watch, I think it made her fit in, don't you?

Taylor didn't quite understand to point her toes, too funny!

I wonder what the teacher was saying to get this face from Taylor.  They had a weird set up where the parents weren't allowed in the room.  We had to all crowd around and watch through a window.

We skipped the tap portion because only half of us had brought tap shoes. They went straight to tumbling which was pretty intense according to me.  They did somersaults which is standard, Taylor didn't know how to do them independently but did learn by the end of the hour.  After somersaults the teacher went straight to cartwheels and this picture is Taylor doing a back flip!

I think it went pretty well and Taylor has asked to go back every day since, I just didn't know we would be doing so many advanced things in one class!

I just love this girl!  Isn't she such a doll?