My only memories of ballet performances were the shows at CCP that my classmates and I had to watch for school long ago. It was fun, but not because I loved the music or the dancing! It was just exciting to be out with my friends, though we were in our school uniforms. As recent as two years ago, classical music and ballet were farthest from my mind when thinking of family … [Read more...]
Preparing Kids to Watch a Ballet
It has been more than two years since Little T started twirling and leaping about, pretending to be a ballerina. We are waiting for her to turn six, or older, before enrolling her in ballet school. (I keep telling her that prima ballerina Lisa Macuja, who we watched in “Giselle” last year, started her ballet studies at age eight – at least according to … [Read more...]
Introducing Children to Classical Music
I didn't grow up liking classical music. The little exposure that I had made me think that it's boring. I'm embarrassed to admit that I didn't enjoy it and didn't make sense to me at all. My second career as a Kindermusik educator has remedied this and broadened my taste in music. Listening to, dancing with, and playing along music are now some of my favorite things to do … [Read more...]