Our tiny dancer was appalled by her toddler ballet class. The worst offense seemed to be the choice of music. She looked at me quizzically when the teacher put on songs like “If You’re Happy and You Know It” and “I’m a Little Teapot”. What, she seemed to ask with her eyes, is this garbage? Put on some Katy Perry, some One Direction, some Talking Heads, some Snoop Lion, for goodness’ sake! After a couple of minutes of this, she gathered her things (sparkly gold purse is a MUST for making a dramatic exit!) and demanded to leave.
We did stay for the entire class, but Genevieve, the girls who adores our near-daily family dance parties, was not at all impressed with ballet. I tried not to laugh during class, especially since the (very sweet) teacher and a couple of the other mommies seemed so serious about it. It was an almost exact repeat of what happened when I tried to take Mira to ballet at this age. Judging by the fact that Mira is now a dedicated and beautiful dancer, it’s hard not to just laugh these toddler moments off.
Genevieve might ask if she had the words: When do they offer hip hop, y’all?
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26/09/2012 at 3:17 pm Permalink
That is horriby funny!
26/09/2012 at 3:50 pm Permalink
Fun and the first picture is so cute
27/09/2012 at 3:16 am Permalink
oh dear!:) my 5yo demanded to go to ballet classes this year – she’s starting in october, and i hope it will work out: it would be a very welcome change from tennis in this family!
27/09/2012 at 7:44 am Permalink
what a deception for her! but at least she exactly knows what she wants! warm greetings from Paris!
28/09/2012 at 1:34 am Permalink
hee hee hee… you crack me up, cate.
i mean, the situation does.
good humour, but why yes! this might be the start to a dancing career! it’ll become the dearest memory.
n♥
04/10/2012 at 11:34 pm Permalink
hehehe, making me laugh here!
your little princess would get along just fine with my Joshua. Katy Perry & One Direction are his kind of music.
I’m sure she’ll come around. Love your attitude!
Happy weekend.
28/12/2012 at 9:50 pm Permalink
omg! this brings back memories!
When we moved here from the UK my lil one @ the time was 3yo, wanted to continue her lessons…I reegister her, pay $$$ for it and 5 mins into the class she is screaming ‘this isn’t ballet’ and it wasn’t… sounds alot of what u went thru…had to speak to admin for a refund.
Apparently, I ‘forcing’ my child before her time….{{ho hum}}
children are more honest of their likes and really can a parent force a kid to do what they don’t want to?