Category: Ballerina Mama

My girls have a Barbie doll they lovingly refer to as “Wobbly Legs” (they also had a doll they called “Wobbly Head” but she suffered an untimely decapitation by little brother and was given a …

Today I was back into ballet, attending my weekly class after two weeks off (one they were closed, last weekend we were away).  My hips have continued to pop after starting about three weeks ago and …

Well, it’s that time of year when little girls all over the country are working hard on mastering their dances, preparing to step on stage.  And when they don their sparkly costumes and new, run-free …

Once a week, for an hour and a half, I get to take ballet class.  Ballet has always been an important part of my life but it has taken on even more meaning as my …

This weekend hubby, the girls and I got to attend Cirque du Soleil’s Amaluna in Miami (Doodle stayed home with Grandma and Grandpa).  Despite my dancing background, fascination with aerial work and being a “big fan” …

 This is me: before the blog, before the babies.    (click on any of the thumbnails to see the full-size pictures as some of the cropping is weird.  Remember, these are copies of older, poor-quality …

Dance is usually seen as an “easy” thing, void of blood, sweat and tears but I can tell you that is far, far, far, far, far from the truth and I have more than enough …

I’ve been dancing for 81% of my life (seriously, I did the math!) and with all that dancing has come countless days, hours, minutes in the theatre. The theatre is a very special and sacred …

Whenever I’ve been out of the dance studio for a while, something magical happens when I return: I can dance amazingly. My legs go higher than they ever have, I can balance well, do a …

 I’m a bit on an ancestral mutt; the epitome of the American melting pot; a little bit of this, a little bit of that.  Unlike some people I know (like hubby who has a neat …