Parents' Day

Yesterday was Parents' Day at Rebecca's dance class, so the other parents and I got to sit in the room while Ms. Stephanie taught the class.

Things did not start off well. This is what the others girls did at the beginning of class:

And this is what Rebecca did at the beginning of class:

She stayed next to Ms. Stephanie most of the time and did not want to participate. I don't think she was happy about the audience that came to watch that day.

As class went on, I think she started to forget about the people watching, and she wanted to dance with the rest of her friends. This was her when it came time for ballet:

I'm glad she finally started dancing at the end because I really got to see how much she enjoys the class. Ms. Stephanie told me that the reason why she does Parents' Day is so that the kids get used to an audience and don't have Rebecca's reaction during bigger recitals.

Ms. Stephanie also teaches the girls some great life skills in her dance class:

In the is picture, the music is saying, "This is my left heal, this is my left heal." The song does this with right foot, left foot, right heal, left heal, right arm, left arm. I still am not very quick when distinguishing right from left, and Rebecca already knows which side is which.

The girls have to get their shoes and put them on by themselves when it's time to change from tap to ballet or from ballet to tap.

Ms. Stephanie also makes the girls say "thank you" after the leader for the week gives them their dance props. When it's time for the props to be collected, the leader must say, "May I please have your..."

I've been so happy with this class for Rebecca, and she absolutely loves Ms. Stephanie. As you can see, she is pregnant and will probably take a break after she has her baby. I really hope she continues with her dance classes after her break because I don't ever want to go anywhere else.