Thinking back

As i got in the car, and pressed the key into the ignition, tears poured down my face. I leaned my head down, forehead on the steering wheel, and took a deep breath. With my eyes closed, My memory went back to the day she was born. I remember thinking, “It’s a mini me. I cant believe I have a baby girl. Will she be like me, will she look like me?  Will she like what I like?  Will she be funny?”

I peeled my head off the steering wheel and wiped the water from my face. I took a deep breath and told myself, “Keep it together mom. You’re just going to buy her tights and ballet shoes.”When I was 12, I remember walking into Dance Palace, completely terrified and completely excited. For the 6 years prior I had been a soccer player, who kicked little boys in the shins. Walking through those doors, I remember feeling like a cactus among roses. (But I am proof that anyone can dance, if you have a love and a heart for it.)

I was greeted by a Miss Karen Vance. There were two other girls in the classroom all about my age. We were all starting ballet for the first time. For the next 6 years, unbeknownst to me, Dance Palace, School of Mystic Ballet would become a second home and family to me. I will share all about that in my upcoming posts.

So why was she crying burying her face in the steering wheel you ask? As a mother, watching your child grow, you always wonder if they will ever cross the same paths that you did during your childhood. My daughter was born in California, yet has lived her life mostly in Wisconsin, where we just arrived from this spring, but I always said if we ever went back, she’s going to Dance Palace, School of Mystic Ballet. I want the best for my daughter as I’m sure any mother reading this does. Having lived all over the country in the last 10 years, I myself tried to join ballet schools here and there and even put my daughter in one of the best schools in Milwaukee, and it was nothing compared to the caliber of Dance Palace, School of Mystic Ballet.

It is my greatest joy, seeing my baby girl smile and be excited about something that was my heart for a huge part of my growing up into the woman I am today. I look forward to sharing more of this experience with you. Cheers.