Natalie has had a whirlwind summer already! Between VBS, her Tennessee vacation, and her classes she's having a blast and staying busy! Yesterday she went to tennis class. It was 105 degrees outside during her class - miserable! There were six boys who showed up (not sure if the heat had more to do with low attendance or the fact that it was Father's Day) and they were all about seven to eight years old. I guess all the younger ones stayed home! Natalie did a good job keeping up with them and didn't let any of it get her down. It was pretty exhausting being out there in the heat - even for me and I was in the shade!
Today Natalie tried out a tumbling class. Tumbling has always been her favorite part of her ballet, tap, and tumbling class at dance, but they don't get very much time to work on their tumbling skills. They've got a lot to squeeze into an hour, there are a lot of girls in the class, and just one teacher and a helper. They've only worked on somersaults, backbends, and handstands that I've seen.
At her tumbling class today (at a different location than her dance class)they were really physical and active the entire class. (Part of the problem at dance is that they spend a lot of time on the wall waiting for a turn. Down time equals messing around time and trouble!) They worked on somersaults, cartwheels, backward rolls, backbends, and balance and coordination activities. They even had a rotation of activities they had to go through. There was no down time which really made a difference. They even got to jump on one of the big trampolines which is built into the floor.
Natalie and her friend Kamryn tried out the class together and they were both exhausted afterwards! That never happens at dance! I signed Natalie up and she's really excited to get back in there and work on her new skills. In fact, when we got home she was tumbling all over our upstairs. I'm glad she's found an activity she really enjoys that will keep her fit!
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