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| Abigail posed with her flowers after her performance. Her Aunt Steph, a former dancer, came to see Abigail's performance and brought her flowers with super-hero flags stuck into the bouquet! |
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| A pic from the show |
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| This was her best move! |
She kinda' liked dance. On Tuesdays-Fridays, when we picked her up from Junior Kindergarten, she always eagerly asked if she got to go to dance class that day and when we said "no", she would get disappointed. But on Mondays, when we picked her up and announced it was "dance night" she would pout and protest as we cajoled her into a leotard and ushered her out of the house. And when class was over, she would bound happily through the door and tell us about her favorite parts of the class.
At the dress rehearsals this week (yes, plural, 2 dress rehearsals), she was bored at best, resigned at worst. She grumbled and pouted about it, but when she was on stage, her face lit up. She smiled and did a great job. Once back off the stage, she turned it off and begged to take Karate lessons.
We want her to take some type of lesson. We don't want her to have to have multiple-night commitments at this age, but we want some structured activity in her life. She liked dance, but clearly didn't love it. We will look into Karate next, and maybe someday (after seeing some Broadway shows) she may want to try dance again. But if not, that is okay too. We love our little tomboy for who she is and Larry said tonight "It is amazing that we have this little person living with us in our house."
I say horse back riding lessons, but I'm fairly biased on that opinion. :) But having said that, I would look into a great facility with good ponies and an instructor that has had young children that she teaches. I would also see what the age limit is. My trainer has an age limit that children she gives lessons to children starting at age five.
ReplyDeleteBut it wouldn't hurt to start her. It would be great for balance, get for strengthening core, and it makes children so happy because horses are great for the soul. :) But again, HIGHLY biased. :)