Back Handspring!

Kaylee started summer dance at a new studio this week. I haven't blogged about it yet but Kaylee's dance studio may be closing. The owner hasn't made a final decision whether to relocate or retire. So to hedge our bets, so to speak, we decided to enroll Kaylee at a new dance studio for the summer. It gives us a trial period to see if we like the people and style of teaching, then in the fall we'll make a decision where to take dance lessons.

So far we are pretty happy with the new studio. Kaylee has said the other kids are very friendly and welcoming which is great for a new student. Kaylee feels like she's mostly on par for her level- maybe slightly behind on a couple moves and maybe slightly ahead on others- so that's good. And she likes all the teachers.

Last night was her first Acrobat class at the new studio. After a quick evaluation she was placed in the advanced group. They were working on back hand-springs,which Kaylee has only done while being spotted. The instructor spotted her the first time. Then he said- great job o.k do it again. Then the second time after she finished the back hand-spring he told her he hadn't spotted her the second time! Then she did it again on her own. Kaylee is really excited!