The 71st Circle Time: The Show and Tell Weekly Thread
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The ChickieNob has recently become obsessed with ballet, and when I say “obsessed” I mean that she spends a minimum of four hours a day reenacting famous poses (mostly just arm movements, which she calls port de bras, because I am not buying toe shoes for a five-year-old. I mean, I’ll buy them for myself despite my lack of ballet training and the potential for a broken ankle, but not her), pirouetting around the living room, and wondering aloud how she will ever learn to do 32 fouette rond de jambe when she cannot even stay upright for one. This literally keeps her up at night. She has had to discuss ballet with me at 2 a.m. because she is just so worried that she will never become a principal dancer with the ABT.
We listen to a lot of Tchaikovsky (on CD–not on my Irish Penny Whistle). I gave her an old ballet program that I kept from 1985 and she pores over it, flicking her wrist like Martine Van Hamel or holding her leg behind her like Marianna Tcherkassky. She is in love with Angel Corella. This past weekend, she gave me a two hour performance of Swan Lake, mastering Odette’s fearful expression when she sees Prince Sigfried for the first time and the traditional swan pose in Act Two:
She just turned five-years-old. Do yo think there is a possibility that we will be scoring free tickets to the ballet twenty years from now? Principal dancers must get a few free tickets to pass out to friends and family…right?
She is about to start ballet classes soon (yes, all of this and she hasn’t taken a single ballet lesson). It’s hard to hold onto your excitement for something when you enter into classes, having to keep pace with the rest of the group rather than sprint with your heart. I hope that she still peppers me with translating everything into French after ballet classes begin. It would be a shame if she lost this spirit.
On the other hand, she has never, ever kicked another child gleefully in the face during one of her performances. She does not know that joy yet and you can only get that by taking a class and getting on that stage. So much to learn, so much to learn.
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25 comments
Until two seconds ago, I had no idea that Angel Corella even existed. Now I am obsessed with him too. It's just like Samantha said on Sex and the City: First the girls, then the gays, then the world.
Holy cow, that's cute. Bella takes ballet, except when I see her do something by herself across the floor, she does so with such force that it's all i can do not to laugh out loud and imagine her with the field hockey stick in her hands. I don't think we're long for this, but she loves it now and that's what matters.
I am doing this for the first time so I hope I did it right. I think I just realized I didn't. I am going to try again.
See, now – Ballet and Tash's Bella made me think of "Bella Dancerella". We seem to be just about done with ours and if you are open to the obsession you may have to endure – I'm happy to send it to you!!!
We have not started ballet lessons either, in spite of a long demonstrated love of the movements and a seemingly natural talent for grace.
sigh
I just can't seem to let her go to the 'organized' sport when her spontaneous love of the dance is so beautiful!
That is the cutest thing ever! And that pic, oy, it makes me want to have 18 of them! 🙂 I hope she absolutely loves the classes and that her passion continues.
That's too cute, and a pretty good pose too, for someone without a lesson yet. Here's hoping her love continues through all those hours of practice.
I would love to see a penny whistle ballet, especially one starring ChickieNob.
I love that she has such sustaining passion for this!
She'll get to the Tonya Harding stage soon enough, I suppose.
My two middle nieces are VERY into ballet (the oldest was too much of a tomboy at their age–they're 3 & 5, and the youngest is only 9 mos). They go to a dance school that doesn't use many french terms, however. We hear the words, "pretty toes," a lot, as if it is a true ballet phrase and not just something their teacher made up.
Pretty toes!
She's lovely.
Wow – beautiful! Your daughter is so cute, and I think it's fantastic that she is so focused on something that she loves so much. Hopefully she really loves the classes, too.
Wow. I don't have nearly that much grace at the age of 31. She is absolutely adorable. This cute story of your ChickieNob makes me realize just how much of a brute my Kaelyn is. Yours is doing graceful leaps and poses. Mine is practicing clotheslining her brothers.
That is too cute. I started ballet at five and would run around the classroom doing my own thing. I was too good for the teacher.
I think it's wonderful that she is so passionate about ballet already. I hope that excitement lasts.
And, I'd totally see a Penny Whistle Ballet starring ChickieNob too.
Ach, shayne maideleh!
I hope she can get you those free tickets! Or at least get through a recital without injuring anyone…she looks like she has some innate talent!
I took my girl to a wedding this past weekend. She is now addicted. She wanted to "go back to the dancing place" the next day. Now, if you ask her if she likes weddings she says "Yes. I like dancing. And cake." I'm so proud that she has reasonable priorities.
How sweet! And awesome that she is so passionate about ballet at the tender age of five. Before her first lesson, even!
I'm trying to think if I was passionate about ~anything~ when I was five and I'm not coming up with much. Maybe Wonder Woman but that doesn't really give you much to work with, I suppose.
Beautiful! I was in ballet briefly as a girl, but I was the gawky, gangly, awkward type.
I studied ballet for 22 years and I don't think I ever mastered the dying swan pose quite like your kiddo has!
My Show & Tell is posted!
Can you tell me where to find the bingo cards that you've called already?
THANKS
I took ballet lessons when I was 4 or 5 and those memories really have stuck with me all these years. I loved it and I still remember some of the dance steps. Hope she loves it too.
I just posted my first Show and Tell, and I kinda screwed up by posting two links. oops!
Loved dance. LOVED IT.
I hope she continues to love it.
Mel, this has nothing to do with show and tell although I'm certain your daughter has a promising career ahead of her. Too cute! Anyway, I just finished commenting on number 135 of the ICLW list. Yes, I did them all!! Woohoo! Realized I have no way of emailing you (long story of computer illiteracy and default settings for mail) so here I am leaving a comment commenting my commenting. Made an iron commenter emblem of my own in the meantime, hope you don't mind. Impatient? Just a little. Feel free to use it if you like 🙂
aww, my Lizzie loves Ballet, but she's not had any lessons eithers. Doesn't stop her from dancing though. She's a cutie.
Sounds like she has a passion for ballet. I'm willing to be she'll go all the way if she's already obsessed! 🙂 (speaking from personal experience although I quit at 18…) btw, totally funny to read this show and tell this week as I'm considering taking a class again..it'll hurt, but maybe I can take myself back to the pure joy I used to feel when I danced.
What a cute picture. I bet she'll be great at it.