Honestly, lovely dancers… what am I to do with myself? July is almost over. How? When did this happen?
Why, oh, why!
*Take a deep breath. No more whining, Aquinnah. People are wondering why you chose that title for this post. Stop thinking aloud. That’s weird. And people are waiting.*
Today was, in fact, the first day of the Dance Me a Story mini camp. There were so many princesses (enough to need doubles of both teachers and assistants)–yikes!– but we had a blast. Today’s lesson revolved around the Swan Lake ballet…
To begin, Miss Jennifer played a round of Name Game with the girls. Afterwards, Miss Tina took over, reading the Swan Lake story aloud (though she changed the ending to make it a little more “princess appropriate”). The girls were then split up into three groups: the swans (from Swan Lake), the fairies (from The Sleeping Beauty) and the dolls (from Coppelia). Miss Lauren and I took the the fairies to the craft station while Miss Jennifer danced with the swans, and Miss Tina taught the dolls an actual variation in Studio C.
Today’s craft project:
1. Take a headband (white plastic) and choose your feathers (white, colored or both).
2. Put a line of craft glue on your headband.
3. Glue your feathers to your headband.
4. While your Swan Lake headband dries, begin working on your Swan Lake coloring page.
Thirty minutes later, all three groups met in the lobby. After passing out some snacks, Miss Tina popped in her Swan Lake DVD and chose a couple of scenes for the girls to watch. During the first scene, a fairy commented, “Look! The king!”
“That’s the prince,” another corrected.
Stations were then switched; the swans came to create their headbands. Upon their leave to Studio C to watch the dolls perform their variation, Miss Lauren and I cleaned up the craft room (“Ah! Feathers!”).
And THAT, lovely dancers, is how I spent my morning. Hectic, to be sure, but so much fun.