![]() They chatted in their car seats and I decided to discuss the situation with Daniel before saying anything to them or to the studio. ![]() I helped the girls get their sneakers on, packed up their ballet shoes in the dance bag, and didn’t mention the recital dance on the way home. When class was over I tried not to freak out. I’m not okay with someone sexualizing my small children, but I’m even less okay with paying someone a hefty monthly fee to do it. Even toddlers aren’t safe from being sexualized?! But let me remind you that my daughters are THREE and FIVE. And maybe I’m in the minority here, but I don’t think sexualizing small children is “cute.” Cute is little ballerinas chasse-ing across the stage and plie-ing at the wrong time and you say “aw.” Cute is not sexualized movement imposed on small children who don’t understand what they’re doing.įor anyone who has spent time in the dance world, it’s well-known that it’s difficult to find studios that continue teaching age appropriate choreography to the 12 and older crowd. I’m just gonna state the obvious that shaking your butt at the audience isn’t ballet, not by any stretch of the imagination. It started with their backs to the mirror (or audience), hands on their hips, shaking their little booties. But we had already paid for recital costumes and I was going to insist they finish out the year–that is until I watched them learning their ballet recital dance through the observation window. Unfortunately, the class my daughters were placed in was underwhelming. I asked around and settled on what seemed to be the most professional studio with the best training. All ballet classes are not created equal. When we moved to a different state, I knew it might be a task finding a good studio. She danced through the house, wore her leotard and tights everywhere, and insisted on listening to classical music at all times. It’s in my bones and I was thrilled when my oldest daughter was absolutely overcome with love for ballet. The opening notes of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker raise my blood pressure as years of memories of waiting in the wings ready to emerge as a toy soldier, a party guest, or Clara rush back to me. I rediscovered ballet after my oldest child was born when I started teaching at my former studio and working as a rehearsal assistant for the ballet company. I studied ballet from elementary school through high school, performing in ballet companies and musical theatre productions. Dance was such a precious part of my girlhood. I was so excited when my daughters were old enough to take ballet classes. You can sign up for my email newsletter here to stay in touch, or look me up on Instagram! Welcome to Carrots! I'm so glad you're back.
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