Saiya’s Dance Class

Saiya LOVES her dance class!  Her first day was a little hard because she didn’t really understand the concept of “dance class” but after three days, she has come to LOVE it!  Now when we get her all dressed and ready to go to class, she is so excited!  She follows along and dances with the other girls.  It’s SO CUTE!  Of course, there are those moments when she is fooling around or not doing what she is supposed to be doing in the class and I just want to jump through the window and make her pay attention, but according to the other parents, that feeling never goes away, even when they are MUCH older.  HAHA!

She was measured for her recital outfit on Saturday and the poor girl doesn’t even fit into an extra small!  We might have to take it in a little bit depending on how much she grows between now and May.  The outfits are cute, although I don’t really agree with the song they picked.  The theme this year is “Hollywood”, so the teacher picked Elvis’s “Hounddog”.     :P     Oh well.  It’s going to be a tap dance, which I’m also not fond of.  As long as Saiya has fun, I guess it doesn’t really matter.

One item I am particularly proud of is her dance bag.  About two years ago, my father brought back a designer bag from China that he got at a discounted price (because everything over there is cheaper…).  It was pink, leather, bulky, and had a BIG swirled flower on the front of it.  It may very well have been a Prada bag, but I was never going to use it.  It was one of those things that I didn’t have the heart to donate or sell on E-bay, yet hated to use because it was very ugly, so it stayed in my closet.  I only felt slightly guilty about taking it apart somewhat and making it into a dance bag for Saiya.  It was the perfect size for a dance bag and I didn’t want to waste the money on a new one since I have a billion bags at home I never use.  I removed the zipper and the big flower on the front, added Velcro so it is easy for a four-year-old to open and close, converted the straps into a shoulder strap and Voila!!  Instant designer leather dance bag!  She absolutely loves it!  I also ordered some cute ballerina patches to put on the front of the bag.  Looking at it, you would never know I took it apart.

I’m so happy that she loves to dance!  I hope she sticks with it for many years to come!!