This is a huge deal for her. She's been awaiting pointe shoes since she was about 3.
She'll attend pointe "camp" -- an intensive week of classes -- next month, and then she'll do 20 minutes of pointe class at the end of her regular ballet class in the fall.
The teacher explained how to sew on the ribbons and elastic and also told us they extended the time for the camp class each night due to the fact that in the beginning it takes the girls about 20-25 minutes to get their pointe shoes on. *grin*
Watching the girls try on the shoes was like having a front seat in a Cinderella show. The shoes were like glass slippers to them, and when the teachers helped them stand for the first time in them...the grins on their faces were priceless.
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I didn't dance but my sister did. I remember that getting shoes were a HUGE deal. Yay for Emily!!
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