Mia is not a complete girly girl, nor did I ever want her to be one. I've tried to avoid pink clothes though it is inevitable. She loves cars and trains and enjoys being active, but when a Saturday Gymnastics class was full, I was left with little option, but a pre-ballet class called, Me and My Shadow. The description said, dance attire and shoes required. So off we went to buy her a ballet outfit! I did not go for a super girly outfit though I must admit they are darling. The really cute ones with tutus or skirts attached to the leotard ran nearly forty dollars! I went for warmth and bought her a long-sleeved pink leotard that was a bargain at twenty dollars. I bought a 4-6 because the 2-3 fit Mia just right, she has a long torso I guess. The 4-6 is loose around the shoulder and the sleeves are long (get to that later) Mia herself picked out the nude colored ballet shoes over the white ones. Below is Mia doing a plie with her Papa's help.
During the class, which is Ken's thing to do with Mia, she just wanted me to be with her since it was a new environment, so I've been banned from future classes. Anyway, during the class, Mia did not seem very interested in doing the dance activities without prompting, but then again she was very distracted by her long sleeves which she kept pulling on to cover her hands. Then she would laugh and say, "funny!" I think she's going to get into lots of trouble in school for goofing off.
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Funny you should mention that... we also make effort to avoid gender-biasing our kids as best as possible but our daughter also insists on pink colors. Not only that, somewhere along the way, she picked up some serious interest in ballet. There's also a book series called Angelina Ballierina and ever since, she has always imitated the ballet moves. All the time! So serious that she wanted to take classes! So she started this month her ballet/dance class nearby... so far, she can't get enough of it!!
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