Perfectly pointed toes, fascinating flexibility, beautiful bridges, heavenly headstands and handstands, captivating cartwheels, brilliant balancing on the beam, and a gleaming gymnast may have rightfully earned Hope the title of Hot Shot but it’s also boosted her confidence (not that it was suffering to begin with) and strengthened her determination.
And she is clearly vocalizing her desires…
And she is clearly vocalizing her desires…
She vehemently refused to attend Tap/Jazz class this week, insisting she was bored, contending she was far too advanced and asserting her position by adamantly demanding she be placed in another advanced class. I watched her stroll confidently through the gym demonstrating her skills and relaying her demand to any teacher she could corner – all while I sat in the office digesting this news with the dance and gymnastic directors.
Despite all my pleading I simply could not convince her to stay in tap – even for one last day.
To my utter bewilderment I have learned that Hope is a bit of a super star at this academy. Teachers are vying for her to join their classes and they are willing to bend over backwards to keep this little girl happy and show off her talents.
It’s now almost a bit of a competition… Hope has been asked to join the elite. She will spend some time trying out a variety of classes to find what suits her best. Hope has the ultimate say and all ears are alert anxiously awaiting the news of her decision…
Hope is endearing, she’s full of spunk, she obviously has flair (perhaps she was switched at birth) and she certainly has a following of fans that want to see where she will take this forte. And her fan club is going to great lengths to keep her happy and recruit her talent.
To think I was beside myself with worry over transitioning Hope into the academy for after school care this year. Now I just worry where what she has up her sleeve next…
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