Eleanor had her very first dance recital last weekend. Unfortunately, Josh had to be out-of-town for work, but I was there to take some photos and Josh’s sister, Beth, shot video for me.
They were pretty adorable little Rudolphs.
Although they were rarely following the choreography at the same time, and Eleanor seemed a little tired and bored by the whole thing, I thought they did pretty great!
I decided to put Eleanor in dance class a few weeks ago. I had been thinking about doing it for the last year or so. She is soooo physical! She is constantly on the move, running, jumping, spinning, never sitting still. I thought that it might be good to try to channel some of that energy into something creative that she would enjoy.
It’s a combination ballet and tap class. Eleanor loves it!
She dances around the house now saying that she’s a ballerina.
And getting to watch a bunch of 2 and 3 year olds learn to dance is every bit as adorable as you would imagine.
I can’t wait for their winter recital coming up. Her class will be doing a routine to Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. It’s going to be the cutest thing ever! Don’t worry I’ll get it on video to share with you all.
We have a little family tradition that I started when Eleanor was just a tiny baby. Every Sunday morning (some Saturday mornings and an occasional evening or weekday morning by special request) we have a family dance party! The big event starts right after breakfast and we are, most often, still in our pajamas. Just a few of Eleanor’s favorite songs and dance moves get us ready to start our day!
Despite the fact that we have exposed Eleanor to a pretty wide range of musical genres, and although she seems to enjoy any and all music, she clearly has a preference for a catchy pop song that you can dance to. Her favorites at the moment are Lady Gaga’s Pokerface and Just Dance, Beyonce’s Single Ladies, and Rhianna’s Umbrella. Her all time favorite, that I’ve been playing for her since she was tiny, is the Jackson 5, especially Rockin’ Robin and ABC. Her dance moves, by the way, as you’ll see shortly are variations on jumping up and down, some sort of pony-like trot, and running in a circle. We need to get this girl in dance class.
Here she is at a specially requested afternoon dance party: