Ballet lesson

I brought my 3 year old daughter to her first ballet lesson. Sitting in the studio brought me right back to being a little girl. The pleasant squeak of the ballet shoes on the floor. The soothing tap tap tap, of each pointed toe hitting the ground.

The music geared towards toddlers had very pronounced beats and rhythms to help the girls learn how to count the music, and time their movements.Watching these tiny girls find poise and pride in how they hold their arms and feet. They were so endearing as they fluttered their skirts and hopped and galloped across the room. They looked like little foals learning to walk.

There is nothing more beautiful and feminine to me than the flutter of a woman's arm in a ballet position.It was such a reminder of a simple pleasure, dancing to music, finding your own center and learning how to move your body in a graceful way.