Ballerina

There were a couple of girls in Emily's class at Gymboree that have been taking ballet classes, so Emily has been asking if she could go to Ballerina school too. In late Spring I started looking in to the different options here in Little Rock. I got personal recommendations, checked out websites, drove by a location, and finally made a decision. I did find out that the classes typically followed a school year, so we would have to wait until August/September to start classes. I found out when registration was and marked the day on the calendar. However, I found out that classes are only offered after school or evenings. That would definitely not work in our schedule. I needed something in the morning when Emily is out of school.

There was one place that was not a typical ballet studio, but did offer a dance class. I picked up their schedule on Saturday afternoon. They had a Monday class at 10:30 am. Perfect! Classes start right away. So Emily will be attending the "Jazzy Bugs" dance class at The Little Gym. The class does gymnastics, movement, tap and ballet. It is a little more pricey than most of the other studios, but they don't do a recital so no fees for that, costumes etc. So in the end it will probably be about the same, and if she likes it then we can do a more typical studio class in a couple years.