she's got moves...

leia had her first dance class today...i know, she's barely over 2 1/2, but she's been asking to go to dance for months now. i think seeing kaia take dance really made her want to do it too. so, i told her after the holidays are over, we'll take her to try a class out. she was so excited...she wore this leotard and tights all day, even to pick kaia up from school. awwww, my baby.
i made her put some pants on over her dance outfit cuz it was kinda nippy outside...she didn't like that idea much...here she is with her dance bag all ready to go...
when she walked into the class, she walked right over to the bars and looked at herself in the mirror...so cute.
this was what she did the first 5 minutes or so...she just wanted to check out the other kids in the class. she observed for a little while...looking at the girl to her right, up and down & then to her left. then, she just joined in doing everything the teacher and the other kids did...she was a natural. :)
she warmed up to the idea real quick!
good job baby...
time for tap shoes...she loved these!
shuffle, toe...

every now and then, she'd look our way to make sure we were watching :)
and, of course she got 2 stamps at the end of class because she listened to the teacher so well.
when we got back in the car, i asked her if she had fun and she said, "yeah, i want to do it again". so, i told her we'll go back next week and she said, "i wanna do "bah-yay" (ballet)".
my little ballerina girl...we love you.