E's tap and ballet class

ad and i got to observe in e's tap and ballet class! she has been complaining how boring her dance class is for the last few months, but we wouldn't let her quit. she would complain before she went but then be glad she went. i was anxious to watch her.  she is quite serious in there i must say! she knew the class by heart and was mouthing every word along with her teacher. she is very into her form and very good. i am kinda surprised she has been complaining as into it as she is!

"You can dance anywhere, even if only in your heart." ~Author Unknown

little kickers

the girls both participated in lp's "little kickers" valentine's weekend.....i was a little worried about ad but she did great! they had two practices...

and then the big performance...

here they come...

little ad...

big girl e...

ad did great!!

she actually danced it...

but got a little quiet towards the end...

e did awesome too!

e got into it...

and did the whole thing...

the kicks...

SO SO SO proud of both our girls!!!  the gym was packed and they danced away!!

"Kids: they dance before they learn there is anything that isn't music." ~William Stafford

mic to the head

we were just getting one of our nightly performances before bed from the lovely singing sistas and it's too cute to not share. especially when e nails ad in the head with the microphone right when i turn the camera on. ;)

singing sistas from Molly Leone on Vimeo.

love them!

"Having a sister is like having a best friend you can't get rid of. You know whatever you do, they'll still be there." ~Amy Li

lil kickers

last saturday elena got to perform with the lp cavalettes (the same dance team i once was on and coached) during the high school basketball game halftime. they has 2 practices proir to their big debut. she aboslutely loved it!!

her nervous/giddy/overjoyed wide-open-mouth-tongue-hanging-out-smile didn't leave her face the whole time....

there were 106 "lil kickers" that participated! e was front and center....

we were SO proud of our lil kicker!! and it felt good to be back on such familiar turf for j and i....

lanie's lil kicker performance....



"We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance." ~Japanese Proverb

ballet and tumbling

elena started up ballet again earlier this month! she was so super excited...especially because we also added tumbling this year!

it does make for a long day on ballet/tumbling days! i can only imagine when she really gets into things AND her little sister as well!! but it is very fun! and we are definitely some proud parents!

they just grow up too fast! sniff sniff.

"We've had bad luck with our kids - they've all grown up." ~Christopher Morley

last days

we have been busy wrapping up lanie's last days at school and dance...so hard to believe her first year is past.

lanie on her first and last days of school...
with her teachers miss katie and miss sue...
we enjoyed a picnic in the park with ice cream sundaes with her class...

lanie on her first and last days of dance...

we're looking forward to a very fun filled summer!!! it, too, will fly by all too fast!

"An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest." ~Author unknown, commonly attributed to Benjamin Franklin

e's dance class

parents got to observe in lanie's dance class the last 2 weeks. ;)
big kuddos to those teachers!

my pretty balerina...
who will probably like hip hop the best, like her momma...
she squatted quite a bit throughout class???

she's second from the right...
she likes to get low for some reason...

probably only cute to their parents and grandparents, but i was laughing out loud.

e's dance class 2011 from Molly Leone on Vimeo.

look out nutcracker! we have a dancer on our hands!!

"There is a bit of insanity in dancing that does everybody a great deal of good." ~Edwin Denby

dance my miss off???

i miss her... and her... and him... more than anything!

so i'm hoping it will help when i dance with ellen tonight! yep...ELLEN!

"Live. Laugh. Ellen." - The Ellen Degeneres Show

dance class

the parents were invited to observe a dance class of e's a few days before christmas. it was a perfect christmas present!

they start with washing their hands and grabbing a mat. then they sing a welcome song and call attendance. when your name is called you get to jump up and sit down. we heard, "elena" and she jumped up and sat right down in one motion. she must have jumped a little extra hard cuz momentum took her face right to the floor when she sat down. :(

within 2 minutes of the very first observable class, my baby had a mouth and chin full of blood and a big 'ole fat lip! :(

after some tears, hugs and an ice pack she returned to dance...

of course she still grabbed that ice pack QUITE OFTEN throughout the class...

and of course hammed it up when it was asked of her...

the girl can dance... ;)

her lip must have hurt cuz she really kept at that ice pack throughtout the class...

lanie's class is for 3 year olds...turning 4. the teachers do really really well with them. the first semester has been more of a sing and dance combination...

they had some real cute activities and all the girls followed direction real well!

this second semester will start to focus on actual dance steps...

e's dance class from Molly Leone on Vimeo.

"I don't want people who want to dance, I want people who have to dance." ~George Balanchine