Ashlyn and dancing

So Ashlyn has a new best friend and love! In November she was really able to find her first love... dancing! We have been so very blessed because there have been people who have recognized and believed her to have natural talent, so we aren't having to pay for her 3 dance classes a week - they're doing it for us! What a blessing! It has been such an outlet for Ashlyn and is really a passion. She is in a jazz class as well as a ballet class to help with her technique. One month into ballet and they moved her up to the next level!!! PLUS she is going to be competing with her dance studio, Saratoga Performing Arts! The first competition is on February 27th and 28th, AND her teacher has her positioned front and center! She will be the tip of the triangle... dancing alone as the other will be in pairs!! We are all so excited and we're sure the next week is going to be full of anxiety... and spinning!!!
For those of you who wont be here to watch her compete here is a video of her dancing. She is just making it up as she goes, while practicing spotting her turns so she doesn't get dizzy... that's why she had so many turns in this particular dance. I hope you enjoy watching her as much as we do!!!

(the song she is dancing to is not the original song. YouTube made me change it from the Blake Shelton song she was dancing to)

This Saturday she will also be going to a dance workshop with the choreographer for the High School Musical movies!! IF THAT ISN'T EXCITING I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS!!!

She is excelling at school and is working on being a real leader. I remember 4th grade being the start of all the drama with my friends, and yep... its started with her too. Hopefully she will be able to continue to recognize what it means to be a true friend and not have to deal with the horrible emotions that come with being a pre-teen, or teen, or young woman... I won't hold my breath!!

This was Ashlyn with her first big report on Elizabeth Blackwell.