Baby Ballet

You might think that two years old is too young to go to ballet class. Stella has been going to ballet for the last few months and today was her recital. She fell asleep in the car on the way and was grouchy when she woke up. She cried and refused to put her costume on. Finally Stephanie just left her there crying and went to her seat. The MC got up and warned the parents to not be disappointed if their children were less than cooperative. We waited with baited breath to see if Stella would come, or not, on stage for the beginning promenade. And she did! She actually had her costume on and looked happy and compliant . She was doing leaps and twirls just like all the other little girls, then followed her class offstage. When it came time for her dance, she cooperated and did her little dance so cute, then followed her class offstage. The kicker was the finale. Each class came on, did their twirls then sat with their group on stage. Everyone except Stella. She struck a little pose when she sat down then leaped back up to dance with the next group. Then she sat down with that group. By the time they took their bows, she was on a roll. She just kept on dancing. She stole the show and the MC even said, "Isn't Stella cute?" Stella was stellar!