I got this from a former student, Katelin Rials Mulvihill and it touched my heart so I thought I would share! Confessions of a Real “Dance Mom” You start by taking your 3 year old daughter to dance class as something to fill an hour of her week and give her an outlet for her energy. She comes home from class and continues to dance around the house, wearing a few spare scarves from your closet or last year’s princess costume from the dress up box - asking every day there after do I go to dance today? Next thing you know, youre complaining about hours spent driving back and forth to the studio, the later-than-youd-like rehearsal (on a school night?!), time sitting and waiting at the studio for classes to end when you have a million other places to be, and dont even get me started on the money- tuition, shoes, master classes, shoes, fund raisers, shoes. Did I mention shoes? You fret and worry that a normal childhood is passing her by. Shes not on the field hockey team, shes not a cheerleader. Shes rarely at the dinner table because she has class almost every night of the week. Family vacations are planned around summer intensives. But before you know it, shes danced her last recital and discarded her last pair of shoes and its all over too soon. When its all over and shes left the stage for the last time, will you remember the hours, the money, the worry of the physical toll? My guess is no. You will remember the gifts dance has given her: the ability to prioritize and multi-task, a strong, flexible body, the ability to handle pressure and last minute changes, and an appreciation for music not currently heard on I Heart Radio. You will be grateful you are sending your daughter out into the world with a strong work ethic and a long attention span. You will have a great sense of peace knowing your daughter is part of a strong circle of young women equally capable of lifting one another up when the road is rough, as they are at celebrating each others triumphs. In the end, you can pat yourself on the back because taking her to that first dance class 15 years ago was one of the best parenting decisions you made. Lessons That Last a Lifetime
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 15:51:42 +0000
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