She's a Dancing Queen...

In an attempt to let Boo meet some other girls and have something to do, we signed her up for dance lessons.  She's taking a tap/ballet class once a week and is very excited about it.  The one little snap we ran into is that she refuses to wear anything "girly."  Ummm, it's dance.  You're required to wear a leotard.  Newsflash - certain 3 year olds don't care!  She didn't want a pink leotard, or a purple one, or any leotard that had a built in tutu for that matter.  That pretty much excluded all the leotards that the dance shop carried.  She wanted a green leotard, with no tutu of course.  Do you have idea how hard it is to find said leotard in her size without spending a small fortune?  Well needless to say she didn't get one.  Boo is learning the art of compromise when it comes to her dance attire.  We managed to find a suitable outfit at Target that she was bribed agreed to wear.

Boo ready for dance

Notice that it's not your typical dance leotard.  She loved the built-in shorts and the fact that the majority of it was black, her second favorite color.  She was the ONLY girl that wasn't wearing all pink and a tutu.  Boo didn't mind in the least.   When asked if she'd like a leotard like her friends she simply declined.  Well at least we know that peer pressure is not an issue yet.

I wish I could watch her classes but parents are not allowed to and they don't have a one way mirror.  I guess the main thing is that she's having fun.  Whether or not she's actually learning dance is secondary.  There is a big dance recital at the end of the year (June) that will be held at the local opera house.  Can't wait to see that!