Today was Norah's very first day in ballet/tap class. She has been thrilled since we registered last month - waiting till the big day was really hard! We found a wonderful studio that is AAB accredited so if she decides this is a passion (although we'll give her a week or two before we ask her to commit to a career in dance) she can stay with this studio as she grows older. Her teacher is a kind and PATIENT woman who is wonderful with the children. Norah really likes her! 
All dressed up for her first day
Norah - center, in purple -practicing tap. 45 minutes of the class is ballet and the last 15 minutes the student put on tap shoes and get their wiggles out!
Norah off to the right in pink - she really likes to admire her dancing in the mirror, so often leaves the group to get a closer look. :-) Her teacher is very patient (ha, have I mentioned that yet????) and gently pulls her back into the group. She has an English accent and I can hear her calling "Miss Norah" back to her many times throughout the class. The class is for 3-4 year olds and Norah is the youngest by a few months. I was relieved when I found out some of the other children had already been to classes and experienced some of the same wiggles when they first began. There are a couple of large windows to peer into the class and its hard for me to not run in and over-parent her. I guess this is a learning experience for both of us!
For those exceptionally dedicated FON (fans of Norah) here are a couple of video clips from her classes. The first is in her purple outfit and you can see her in the mirror. The second is a tap song the kids do and she is in the middle.
All dressed up for her first day
Norah - center, in purple -practicing tap. 45 minutes of the class is ballet and the last 15 minutes the student put on tap shoes and get their wiggles out!
Norah off to the right in pink - she really likes to admire her dancing in the mirror, so often leaves the group to get a closer look. :-) Her teacher is very patient (ha, have I mentioned that yet????) and gently pulls her back into the group. She has an English accent and I can hear her calling "Miss Norah" back to her many times throughout the class. The class is for 3-4 year olds and Norah is the youngest by a few months. I was relieved when I found out some of the other children had already been to classes and experienced some of the same wiggles when they first began. There are a couple of large windows to peer into the class and its hard for me to not run in and over-parent her. I guess this is a learning experience for both of us!
For those exceptionally dedicated FON (fans of Norah) here are a couple of video clips from her classes. The first is in her purple outfit and you can see her in the mirror. The second is a tap song the kids do and she is in the middle.
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