tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463787787734274605.post257977385344120020..comments2024-02-25T12:22:59.375-06:00Comments on CastleBlake: High Seas, Let's Go!Sueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13243305272094984600noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463787787734274605.post-12994440934507105632010-06-28T19:03:42.767-05:002010-06-28T19:03:42.767-05:00I totally get how touchy it is. I would never want...I totally get how touchy it is. I would never want to hurt my cousins' feelings, and they <i>have</i> found good in it, but it's just not what I want us to be involved in at all. (That chest pumping is the ultimate nauseating factor to me!) I'll pray for you to have the right words, too, for the perfect moment. :-)<br /><br />Now I'll need your help with gymnastics, b/c Annelise is just meant for it, and I know NOTHING! What should a 4-year-old be safely doing? How early can/do they start tumbling? I certainly don't want to push her early, but I never tried tumbling until I was old enough to be scared, and to this day, I can't even cartwheel! I don't want her doing anything that her body's not ready for, but I want her to try tumbling before she's old enough to get as scared as I was! :-PSueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243305272094984600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463787787734274605.post-79441340397103363472010-06-26T20:01:08.192-05:002010-06-26T20:01:08.192-05:00Sues, I could not agree with what you said more! T...Sues, I could not agree with what you said more! That is exactly what I've taken away from my niece's experience thus far! I really am having a hard time with the costumes (a bikini type top for a little one and dance thrust--please!).And my sister has her family at a church that is very conservative (even more so than my views) and it seems very contradicting to teach such extreme moral values and then stick her out in front of a crowd showing her skin and vibrating around! I am at a loss at how to discuss it with my sister though! Her heart is in the right place as she only wants the best for her daughter but it just seems like the schools she was in before the current competition one was so much better for her (and cheaper to minus the travel they do every weekend). I guess the best I can do is pray for her and the situation and ask God to give me the right words when the time is right! I am just worried! Parenting is such a hard thing to do bc you can so easily get blinders on (and in this case, I think my sister has been blinded by the school teachers--sucked in totally!). I make no claims that I would do it better but ugh, the worry I have for her. I suppose when the time is right, the words will come. <br /><br />Thank you so much for your feedback! I totally appreciate it ! I danced some growing up, but my love was gymnastics and cheerleading so I feel lost at what is "right" and not in the world of dance. Well, that and it has just changed so much. It seems the world wants to just skip right over childhood anymore... but that's another subject!Reynie @ Southern Girl Ramblinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11369276692574955003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463787787734274605.post-11475586142044730022010-06-24T12:44:33.634-05:002010-06-24T12:44:33.634-05:00Awwww, Leslie! High Seas was really wonderful! I h...Awwww, Leslie! High Seas was really wonderful! I hope you can find something!!!<br /><br />Reynie - it's a touchy subject. My cousin has done competition dance for years; she is an amazing dancer & really excels. Her father passed away 3.5 years ago at Christmas, and b/c competition is soooo involved, it's been a big blessing for her & her mom to have that to throw themselves into to keep them going. That said - even though I looooove watching her routines - I don't believe in it for Annelise or to teach it, myself. It can be dangerous: many competition programs push their girls to do moves beyond what their little bodies are actually capable of safely doing at their ages (they can physically do the moves, but they can cause easy injuries or even developmental damage down the road) to get the highest degrees of difficulty & best scores. I'm also not on board with the extreme cost of traveling all over the country, the often-skimpier costumes and sometimes-too-sexy-for-the-age moves a lot of them think are "so cute". (I happen to *not* think it would be adorable for Annelise to chest pump at the audiance. That's just me.) I think competition has its value in promoting dedication and serious commitment, but I am a champion of classical training where the focus is learning steps that you can turn into many routines, instead of just learning 50 straight routines. There's also more focus on developing the individual dancers, b/c you're not just trying to choreograph everyone into pattern each week. A big criticism of competition girls in the professional dance world is that they can seem very fake & robotic when they perform; maybe it's b/c they get bored & jaded? I don't know, but I *DO* know nothing matches the thrill of a girl's yearly dance recital when it's a special once or twice a year event!Sueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243305272094984600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463787787734274605.post-57818435115980924112010-06-24T11:01:41.466-05:002010-06-24T11:01:41.466-05:00I want your opinion on the dance competition stuff...I want your opinion on the dance competition stuff. My one sis has her daughter in a dance school where she is competing and it is soooo time consuming. It just seems like a lot for a 7 year old. My other sis has her daughter in a regular school and they just had their recital. It was really cute. I'm just curious to what you think of the comp dance since you're a teacher.Reynie @ Southern Girl Ramblinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11369276692574955003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5463787787734274605.post-12327233679692115092010-06-22T20:50:37.487-05:002010-06-22T20:50:37.487-05:00That is the VBS my church was going to do this yea...That is the VBS my church was going to do this year. We always do the Group one! However, we didn't have enough people that would work it this year....small church, vacations, etc.<br /><br />Anyway, normally there are 5-6 churches here that do the same one as us. I've been looking for one so my daughter could go. There aren't any doing that one here this year. :( So I think I'm going to just find another one to take her too. I'm glad your kids are having fun and you are enjoying yourself!Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05739297088838845302noreply@blogger.com