Showtime!
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There are many things that I adore about my oldest child … but his dogged desire to have dancing lessons, even though he’s the only boy in the class, is one of my favourite things about him. He just doesn’t care that he’s the only boy, I’m not sure it’s really occurred to him that perhaps it is a little strange to be one boy among a sea of pink. When asked to join the dance school, I told him he’d be the only boy. He said he didn’t care and that was that. If my mother were alive she would be so tickled, since she was a ballet/tap/modern dance teacher in her younger years.
So, every Saturday, he puts on his smart white T shirt, his smart blue shorts and his special white ballet socks and off he trots to dancing school to spend an hour learning tap and ballet. I spent ages putting his name in his ballet and tap shoes. Why? He’s the only one with black shoes, there’s no chance of a shoe muddle! All the others are white or pink, of course.
Tap tappity tap. Here he is, today, giving us a little show in the kitchen. Diggy now says he wants to do dancing too. ‘The Brothers Spud’ … I can see it in lights …
This warmed my cockles! How fabulous, love him xx
Soooo cool, a boy who knows his own mind and isn’t swayed by peer pressure.
Oh, that is so cute! And so lovely that your Mum used to teach it. That must be where he gets it from. Lovely.
Fabulous ! My just 4 yr old boy child has also started showing an interest in dance classes…… I can’t wait !
Good on Bertie and great pic! Chase would like to do ballet he tells me but I’m not quite sure where we’ll fit it in, between swimming lessons, golf and football and school of course!
Awwwwww. Just look at those shoes. Go Bertie!
Oh bless him! That’s so sweet and good on him for knowing exactly what he wants to do.
oh gosh i just wanna give him a big hug and yell you go boy!!!!! wonderful
I admire his passion and you for supporting him in the pursuit.
Um, you don’t think you may have found the origin of the shoe of doom … ?
Lottie used to be the only girl at football. And then she reached 7 and it was all too embarrassing. Shame!
The Brothers Spud! Made me laugh! I think we need a video post soon!
I love that you are celebrating Bertie’s uniqueness. Does he know the song from Gypsy, “Let me entertain you?” Think that would be a great tap number for him.