And dance. I was CONVINCED I’d be a ballerina. The only problem I didn’t factor in, was math. It turns out that being good at math and teaching math are two very different skill sets. How do you bring math to life for your kids? I stayed awake many nights trying to figure that...
My mom had taken me to my first ballet when I was 11 years old. When we returned home home, she signed me up for classes at the local dance center. The expectations to become a prima ballerina would involve much hard work and concentration. I knew when I started it would take years ...
My mom had taken me to my first ballet when I was 11 years old. When we returned home home, she signed me up for classes at the local dance center. The expectations to become a prima ballerina would involve much hard work and concentration. I knew when I started it would take years ...
The ballerina dancing the part of the sleepwalker must perform a complicated pas de deux while making it clear to the audience that she's asleep. The element of sleepwalking adds an eerie, mystical feeling that enhances the darker undertones of the ballet. A scene from the German silent film...
or even mix these two things together. They could add a 3-D fabric to their drawing (for example, tulle for a ballerina or a beautiful dress for a model). Just let them put their creativity to work and keep all these wonderful drawings. You could show these to them when they’ll be...
All one has to do is make a child feel courageous. We ensure the happiness of the world when we do so. So, let’s make superheroes of children, and heed the words of Patch Adams: “The reason adults should look as though they are having fun is to give kids a reason to want to...
if you get my point. So what I do is depend on chocolate and sports and do things that come to my mind. If I feel like being a ballerina, I twirl and hop and skip, etc. I talk to myself (no judging plz :) and name objects. I’m weird and that’s the way I like it. Wh...
said they were home-made. Since I enjoy crafts, I thought it would be a fun activity to make some for Izzie. Finally, now that she is three and has some hair, we actually get to USE the barrettes rather than just display them on her prettyBallerina Barrette holderthat I made for her...
Interested in traveling with the kids? Seasoned family traveler and blogger atNotABallerina.comAmanda Kendle tells us about the joys of traveling with children, how playgrounds can be culturally informative, and why traveling with kids isn’t as hard as you think. ...
She collects her conclusions in Hannah’s Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth (March 2024), which paints a picture not dissimilar to the Ballerina Farm feed. The title references the biblical story of Hannah, a barren woman who prayed for children and was blessed with six, ...