Years ago, in my single life, one of the things I loved was tap dancing. I practiced several times a week, had dance classes and even became an assistant teacher for a 3-5 year old class. It was an outlet for me and really the first type of "sport" I was good at.
When I got married and moved away, I couldn't find a studio in Tacoma, so I gave up dancing. Although there are times still, when I'll be walking down an aisle at the grocery store and start to do a riff walk rather than a normal, non-tap dancing walk.
Don't judge, it's part of my charm.
Since Zoe turned 3 this year, that has opened up a world of opportunities for activities and classes. We can do Mom and Me art classes, gymnastics classes and dance classes. In July a 4-week session begins. I think it will be a good opportunity to test the waters with Zoe and see if she's ready. If the amount of time she dances at home is any indication, she's beyond ready.
Often times I'll hear "go daddy, go daddy, go daddy" to look up and see they've started a dance circle and daddy is busting his moves in the center. Moments later I'll hear "go Zoe, go Zoe, go Zoe" to see it's her turn in the center. Dancing is just part of who she is. It comes naturally to her.
I decided to look up the studio's website and see if the July session's schedule was listed. It wasn't, but the few pictures of tap dancing made Zoe scream, "I want to do that too!"
We got out her leotard, some socks and her black dress shoes. I taught her a few moves from my days as an assistant teacher and she's not only ready for class, she's ready to teach it.
Go Zoe, go Zoe, go Zoe, go!
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