Infraction 2: Not teaching Marielle to point her toes before ballet class? OK, so along with the dress code reminder was a little note that said “Marielle can’t really point her toes, smiley face.” Excuse me. This is day two of preschool ballet and you’re pointing out that Marielle can’t point her toes. Am I supposed to teach her that at home? Is there a pre-preschool ballet class that we missed? I sort of thought that pointing your toes was the kind of thing that you learn in ballet class, but I guess not.
On a separate note, buying a black leotard also proved to be a mistake. In the video that the ballet school posted online, the majority of the girls were wearing black leotards, so, wanting Marielle to fit in, I bought a black leotard. After her first class Marielle quickly informed me that “all of the other girls” were wearing pink (not black) leotards. I actually giggled a little bit to myself after she requested a pink leotard. Regardless of what the other kids were wearing Marielle would of course want pink. So, we went to the ballet store and bought a pink leotard before class. Actually, Marc went out and bought it. He was very frazzled and overwhelmed by how many different pink leotards he had to choose from, but after following the dress code rules (see above) and his better judgment, he managed just fine. If I had known what was to come, I would've had him look over all the rules and maybe he would've caught our shoe faux pas.
So again, I know that I intentionally signed Marielle up for what I consider a real ballet studio. I wanted the rules and the structure, so I'm just going to shut my mouth and roll with it (after venting in this post). After all, Marielle seems to be having fun and has already started doing some graceful moves around the house. Her sister starts ballet this week and I can’t wait to see the two girls “practice” their moves together. Anyway, Harper’s ballet post will be soon to come.
