Posted by: ihopeyoudance2 on: April 27, 2009
After weeks of hard work and practice, our dancers are ready to shine in the spotlight! At tonight’s dress rehearsal, the dancers ran through their dances a few last times and learned to take their bows. Now they wait until tomorrow when the curtain opens again and they dance for their family and friends. Thank [...]
Posted by: ihopeyoudance2 on: April 21, 2009
Daddy’s Little Girl I have been watching this dad (Jeff) bring his little girl (Brianna) to ballet class every Monday for the past 15 weeks. He never misses a class. Many times he brings his video camera to capture the moments. And he’s always smiling. What a beautiful relationship they have. [...]
Posted by: ihopeyoudance2 on: April 7, 2009
Ouch! Now, here are some flexible dancers! Oh, my head! The dancers have finished learning their routines and are now working on perfecting their movements. They have learned their end pose, and are doing a fantastic job! The 3 and 4 year olds are doing so well, and [...]
Posted by: ihopeyoudance2 on: March 31, 2009
I Can Fly! This week our dancers worked hard on their songs for the recital. All of them got to the end of their songs with just the ending poses left to learn (next week). Of course, there’s lots of finishing touches and perfecting in the few weeks yet to come. Only four more weeks until [...]
Posted by: ihopeyoudance2 on: March 24, 2009
Whatever You Do, DON’T Smile!! We’re having so much fun with these dancers! I am finding many of them love to have their pictures taken and want to see my LCD screen to see how they turn out! SO many pictures turned out so cute this week, so make sure you check the blog everyday to see their [...]
Posted by: ihopeyoudance2 on: March 17, 2009
The Benefits of Dance There are many, many benefits of dance. Just to name a few, there is coordination, flexibility, correct posture, balance, sequencing, cooperation and rhythm, but Miss Leah pointed out a few more benefits to me on our way home from dance classes last night. She asked me if I had [...]
Posted by: ihopeyoudance2 on: March 3, 2009
Fun Dance! At the end of rehearsal, Miss Leah likes to add a “fun dance” for the dancers. This free dance is a wonderful way for the dancers to practice rehearsing and combining all of their dance movements - the movements they already know, plus adding any new ones they may have just learned. Please [...]
Posted by: ihopeyoudance2 on: February 24, 2009
Cheetah Girls! This week the Fairytale Ballerinas heard the Disney version of the story “Tarzan,” and then they learned new ballet techniques, and then learned Phil Collins’ version of “You’ll Be In My Heart” while wearing these cute cheetah paws on their hands and ankles. The dancers looked so darn sweet, and their beautiful, graceful [...]
Posted by: ihopeyoudance2 on: February 10, 2009
Friends and Fun! Wow, Miss Leah was so happy that so many of her dancers brought their friends to dance class last night! Our young ballerinas and Hollywood rockers got a chance to show off their “old” steps to their friends by performing their most current song, “Something There,” from Beauty and the Beast, and [...]
Posted by: ihopeyoudance2 on: February 3, 2009
Bring a Friend Next Week! Next week our dancers are encouraged to bring a friend to dance class! Their friends can watch them perform the current song they’re working on, and then they can dance along to their new song! This week the 3-4 year old fairytale ballerinas learned how to skip backwards. They did a wonderful [...]
