My heart has been captured by a four year old ballerina.
The stiff tu-tu. The pink tights. The tight bun.
I watch her stumble and scurry across the ballet studio floor.
Each dance move always ends with an elegant bow, despite the slips and spills.
Every spin, no matter how topsy turvy, is followed by an elegant stretching of the arms skyward and a teetering balance on tippy toes.
Each pirouette. Every plie. All are followed by a confident flourish of the arms and a curt nod of the head.
I am inspired.
As I lay entangled in the next awkward Downward Facing Dog in my Beginning Yoga class, I will think of that tutu.
I will sigh.
My legs burning. My arms shaking. My yoga pants creeping in a Northward direction.
I will try again.
And, I just might finish class with an elegant bow and a curt nod of the head.
Hope it helps regain my composure.
14 comments:
can't wait until my little one is in that tutu!
Tried that with my Kylie-monster last year -- she wound up swinging from the barre like a monkey....
Ah, to be that 4 year old in a tutu.
maybe next time you should wear the tutu.
How very smart of you to be learning inspiration from the best teachers....our kids! I loved this post!
Oh, that Try 1.0 is such a tricky download. It's forever requiring patches.
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The 3 year old I nanny for is really into playing ballerina. What a workout!
That's way better than me- mine usually ends with me on the floor, I may or may not be embarrassingly close to the fetal position.
I bet your yoga instructor would CRACK UP if you did a dramatic bow at the end of your work out!
Our 3.5 y.o is into ballerina stuff. She calls her tights that go under her dress her "tippy toes". :)
Wow you are an inspiration yourself going with Yoga!! I personally only do couch potato. It's not quite as "stretchy" but it sure gets the heart pumpin. *giggle*
I would wear a tutu to yoga class.
You have a darling blog...thanks for stopping by my blog back in August (fried zucchini blossoms)....Roz (bella)
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