Dance Recital and Affordable Dance Lessons

I often sing the praises of my local YMCA. It’s a great place to exercise. The staff members treat you like family and they love on your kids while you workout. It’s affordable. It’s clean. It has all the latest equipment and exercise classes. It has free coffee and free Wifi. And they offer tons of classes and camps for all ages. This year, we took advantage of the Y’s very affordable dance class for my two-year-old. Yes — they have classes for kids as young as two! It was worth every penny (a mere $30 a month for members) to see Ginger and her friend, Kamryn, in the dance recital. (Thank you Miss Tammie, Katy, Kim, Marta, Jodie and all the other volunteers on recital day). You can watch the video and listen to me laugh all the way through it below:

If you’re looking for an affordable place to get your kids started in dance, karate, youth sports, drama, swimming, etc., check your local YMCA!

It’s So Cute I Had to Share

My two-year-old has been taking a toddler dance class (tap and ballet) at the Wildwood Family YMCA.

She is the youngest in the class, because the kiddos were technically supposed to be 2-years-old when it started in September, and she wasn’t 2 until late October. Thus, I enrolled her knowing it might not work.  But each week as I’ve peeked into the class, she was participating right along with her slightly older peers — although I don’t think she follows directions as well as some of the  others.  However, in the past few months, the class has been preparing for a little Christmas program, so Miss Tammy has been inviting the Moms into class to watch in hopes of giving the girls a little experience performing before a group. My toddler refused to even stand on the line with her peers (much less dance) every single time I came in to watch. She either sat in my  lap OR ran out of the class. So, I was pleasantly surprised when I attended what was a much bigger “recital” than I had anticipated yesterday. Check out the video AND slideshow! I’m one proud Mommy!

I’ve mentioned before on this blog that I LOVE the YMCA — especially MY Wildwood YMCA. Did you know the YMCA doesn’t turn people away for inability to pay? This generosity is accomplished through their partner campaign, and all the money donated via the campaign stays in the community through which it was donated, helping friends and neighbors who have fallen on hard times enjoy amazing programs like this dance program for toddlers. So, if you live in Wildwood and would like to contribute to the Wildwood Family YMCA, click here. If you’d like to donate to a local YMCA in your area, go here and enter your zip code to find one close to you.