The Venable Family: Dance, Dance, Dance Class

So the moment that Makenna has been waiting for had finally arrived. Or maybe it was the moment that mommy was waiting for:-) We signed Makenna up for dance classes through our city's community center in September. And it made it even more special that her friend was taking the class with her. Of course as I was trying to rush out the door and everything kept going wrong, I forgot my camera and my little point and shoot camera that I conveniently always carry in my purse had a dead battery. So I apologize for not having too many pictures from the experience. Luckily, Toby was able to get there towards the end and came to the rescue by bring the camera to capture the last part of dance class. The first class was an absolute comedy act. These kids are all 2.5 - 4 years old with most of them being closer to the 2.5-3 year range. Makenna spent the good portion of the 30 minute dance class looking at herself in the mirror, because at home we don't have a whole wall full of mirrors that she can admire herself in her "pretty dressy".

We don't wonder why the dance class is only scheduled for 30 minutes and possibly think it should be only 15 minutes with their attention spans:-) What was also quite confusing was that there is another Makenna in her class so any time that the teacher would say "Makenna" they would both come running. By the end of class she finally was paying more attention to the teacher then the cute ballerina in the mirror so she actually did fairly well following along to the dance at the end (She was a little over ambitious with the spinning:-)

She also made sure that she got to do her own dance in front of the mirrors too! She did wait until dance class was over though to complete her own unique dance masterpiece:-)

They received a sticker, that they were quite proud of for doing a good job during dance class. Makenna and her friend love to play with each other and took the opportunity after class, and a little during class too, to be silly with each other.