Zerlynde's First Ballet Class

Zerlynde loves to dance. So, I have been looking for a dance academy to enrol her in. Finally we found one teaching ballet just 5 minutes away from our house. Took her there yesterday afternoon. She was initially a bit shy and insisted that I stayed in the class with her. After 15 minutes however, she started to warm up and enjoy herself, so I quietly left her in the room with her ballet teacher and 7 other kids.

The other girls were mainly 3 - 4 years old. So that made Zerlynde the youngest. The teacher was initially a bit apprehensive as to whether she could follow the class. So she was very surprised and pleased to learn that despite it being her first time, Zerlynde could follow the class very well.

I saw some of the little movements the little dancers made. The girls used their arms and fingers to imitate the patter of the rain. Then, they pretended to make big and small bubbles in the bathtub with mummy. Next, they moved around and pick imaginary fruits off trees to place in their imaginary baskets. Then, the teacher set them off for some marching.

I couldn't stop smiling looking at my little ballerina. And Zerlynde enjoyed herself so much that she refused to leave the class when the lesson ended. Only after much persuasion and the promise of a next lesson did she finally agree to leave.