Tiny Dancer

Merrill started dance classes last fall after spending the summer watching Millie.  She enjoys it just as much as her sister and has really come a long way.  It was hard to snap pictures of her because she was always watching herself in the mirror (seems like a good habit for a dancer...) and because they move so fast!  One of the things that amazes me about her is that she not only comes home and "practices" the things she has learned in her own class through her play, but she practices the things she has seen Millie do in her class that she hasn't been directly taught.  She loves to stand on the trunk at the end of our bed (where she can watch herself in the mirror over our dresser) and do plies and "tip-toe releves" (toe raises).  She goes through the sequence over and over again.  By the time she is ready for Millie's class she is going to be a pro!  Millie also often dances in Merrill's class.  It started as a way to help Merrill be comfortable, now it's a way to keep Millie entertained during her sister's class.  Luckily the teachers don't mind.

Merrill practicing her jumping

dancing with scarves

look at the emotion in her face ;)