Mummy choose Chinese dance over ballet is because we have observed many adult ballet dancers tend to have fatter thighs and they also tend to walk with feet facing out 45 degrees (erm.. like a penguin). Mummy believe that as ballet emphasizes a lot on balancing on their tip of toes (En pointe), some children may be using the wrong muscles to try to balance themselves and this may result in the way their muscles grow.
The purpose of attending dance lesson is really for flexibility, confidence, poise, coordination and elegance. I think Chinese Dance would be less painful and more fun than ballet.
Today all children are first made to try on the dance outfit. 杨老师 also drew her footprint to customise made her dance shoes. Kaelyn was so happy after she put on her skirted leotard. See she kept jumping and looking at herself in the mirror.
As she like her leotard so much, she seems to forget her fear and has became less clingy. Phew! She smiled happily when mummy took her photos.
After all the logistics issues are settled, we head to the dance room for class. Teacher demonstrated some stretching techniques which we need to practice at home and also the dance steps.
Kaelyn doing her stretching
Kaelyn trying to follow the steps.
Kaelyn was overly excited by her leotard and was having a lot of fun "skating" around with her socks. Hopefully she'll be able to catch up in class as parents are not allowed to sit in from the next lesson onwards.
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