The slipper fits

Aubrie has been taking dance lessons for seven years, but his year is a special year for her because she started pointe shoes! This picture was taken her first time ever going up on pointe, while her teacher Cheryl checked her shoe sizing. The verdict: the slipper fit!

Her ballet instructor is extremely detail-oriented and gave all the girls precise instructions on how to care for the shoes, how to sew on the ribbons, and break them in. The girls were so excited and nervous!

 The other big jump with ballet this year is that now she dances where the big kids do, at the studio downtown. To me, that means more rehearsals and more driving! But, for Aubrie, that means not only pointe shoes, but contemporary class, new teachers, new friends, more parts in the Nutcracker, and a new level and intensity of ballet! Because of this, she hasn't stopped bouncing and smiling since she started ballet this Fall! My two ballet dancers are so cute--they are definitely cut from the same mold!