afton's ballet

i've been meaning to post these pictures since november. i mentioned in september we got afton dance lessons for her birthday, it was 10 weeks, with the last class not being a recital so much as parents/others were invited to stay and watch what the girls have been doing. my camera died part way through, then started working again, so the pictures were pretty hit or miss.

i really liked the teacher, she did great with the kids, using animals and things to inspire them to have fun and learn some basics at the same time. they learned some basic bar exercises and stretches, but mostly they had fun doing other things:



running with 'balloons' --the whole class was just the four girls



one of afton's favorites was the bat dance: they'd start like this, and a music change would signal time to get up and fly around (aka dance silly), then it would change back so they'd go back to the 'cave'
(ps, sorry about the poor quality of the picture, this was taken as a reflection in the mirror)



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the bat dance/silly dance



another of afton's favorites is the unicorn dance/gallop



and finally, the curtsy :)



we liked the teacher and the class so much, afton's just started another class with her. hopefully when they have their last lesson this time i'll remember to refresh the batteries for my camera first, and i'll get a bunch of great pictures. paul loved the "recital class" so much he said it was worth paying for in itself :). since afton's current plans include being a ballerina when she grows up, hopefully this is a good investment ;)