My Tiny Dancer

My toddler loves to dance. She danced long before she was able to walk, much less crawl. As soon as she was able to sit up, whenever she heard music, she would bounce to the music.

I take great joy in the fact that she loves music and loves to dance. It brings a smile to my face every time the music motivates her to move. I long ago resolved that as soon as she is old enough I will get her started with dance lessons. Since the majority of places require that your child be at least 3, we have another year of waiting. Until she can start lessons, though, I encourage her dancing.

Ginny usually will start dancing the moment she hears music. Some mornings she will wake up and the first word out of her lips is "dance?" as she points out the radio in her room. Dancing is a daily enterprise for my little girl.

Recently, Dancing With The Stars started their new season. It has been a favorite of mine for a long time. We introduced Ginny to the show for the first time on premiere night. Ginny's bedtime had been 7 p.m until a few weeks ago when we changed it to 7:30 so she had never seen the show before. Ginny was completely enamored. She was more than happy to dance along with the show until she had to go to bed. Last night, I resolved that I can no longer watch DWTS live. Ginny loves the show so much, I feel like it is unfair to only let her watch the first 30 minutes. So, starting last night, I have started DVRing it so she and I can watch the show together the next day. The side benefit of this for me is that I don't have to watch Disney, Jr.