This past week was 'visitor's week' at Laurie's Schoo of Dance--Maira's dance studio! This meant that parents and visitors were allowed INTO the actual dance studio to sit and watch and learn...it was kind of like an open house. Usually, we have to stand behind the double sided glass and just watch--this makes it hard to take pictures. 

Maira is really funny about her dance--she is ECSTATIC on Monday's, because she knows that is DANCE day...she cannot wait to get to class, and she goes right into the studio without so much as even batting an eyelash (compare this with little Callum who, still, is apprehensive about doing just about anything new #strangerdanger...haha). However, within the context of the actual class, she is quite reticent; she is a very quiet observer who is very interesting in LEARNING how to do the techniques correctly--even if it means she stops altogether in the middle of the song so she can watch one of the instructors. I definitely see the beginnings of a perfectionist here....just as her mommy is! Another reason she is kind of funny with her dance is because, as much as she LOVES dance, dance class, her dance friends, and her dance teachers, she wants NOTHING to do with the recital or the costumes or anything like that!

You can see the focus on her face in the pic below...she is a learner!

Behind Maira you can see two wide paned glass windows...behind these is where we usually stand and watch her class....

One of the things they do each week is the 'butterfly' dance, where the 'float' around the studio like butterflies; they practice walking on their toes and they practice the fluidity of their motions....I just love the look on Maira's face below--she was tickled pink to have Buddy and I in the studio to watch class!

As part of their routine for "How Much is that Doggy in the Window" (this will be the piece they do for their Christmas show--which we cannot go to), they do, essentially, 'burpees' where they get down on hands and toes ("dont put your belly on the floor!!!" Maira always says....) and jump out and then up into a squat and then up towards the sky! Maira is good at these. I tried to get an action shot, but as you can see, I just got her blurry hair....