Dancing
The dance recital is back with a different challenge
“You know people pay more attention to dancers on stage who have differences,” Jordan said to me last night with a lot of certainty. “Especially ones like my little arm.” We had just wrapped up five hours of a dance recital dress rehearsal. Jordan told me she knows more people look at her on stage…
Read More +Showing it Off on the Dance Floor
I mentioned earlier this week how proud I am at the risks Jordan takes on a regular basis. One activity that’s been a constant since Jordan was two and a half years old is dance. I tend to just consider is an assumed activity until I step back and watch her. That’s exactly what I…
Read More +That Time of the Year
It’s that time of the year when all of Jordan and Cameron’s activities collide. Jordan has dance, physical therapy, piano, softball and all kinds of birthday parties scattered throughout this month. Each activity has a reason: Dance is something Jordan loves and it helps her work on her core strength, physical therapy is another important…
Read More +The One-Hand Dance Challenge
Jordan is gearing up for another dance recital. This year, she’s performing in TWO different dances: jazz and tap. The chance to dance in more than one class is something she’s looked forward to for a couple of years. Jordan loves performing and dressing up for the big show. This year’s recitals include two VERY…
Read More +The End of Simplicity
No one tells you that as your kids get bigger, life doesn’t get more simple. It gets much more complicated. Each year, my kids get more active and delve into more activities and adventures. I celebrate and support the piano, guitar, robotics, dance, softball, soccer, swimming, track and whatever else tends to come up in…
Read More +Dressed Up, Ready to Play and Testing Us
This post is not officially approved by Jordan… But I feel the need to share a parenting perspective from the view of a parent of an incredibly strong and confident kid… With or without a limb difference. Anyone who has spent time with me lately will know that Jordan has been testing our patience lately.…
Read More +Stand straight, cheer and dance
Jordan is fearless. She is a rock star on roller coasters. She loves to perform. She will figure out bike riding this year, I’m sure of it. Did I mention she loves performing? Well, tonight she has another chance. Over the weekend, she attended a cheerleading clinic. She’s never tried cheering before and she loved…
Read More +A dancer emerges
This past week, Jordan’s dance studio held an open house. I try to bring a fancy camera every time so I can catch a shot or two of Jordan participating in class. But this year, something different happened… She started to “get” it. I watched her use her core strength (an important focus for anyone…
Read More +Video: Dancing up a storm once again
It was the big dress rehearsal for Jordan’s dance class. She LOVES the chance to get all dolled up and the dress rehearsal was a chance for me to practice putting her hair in a bun. I’ve never done it before… and after I got tips from much more experienced bun-makers (which happens to be…
Read More +VIDEO: Getting a peek into the recital
Each year there’s a process as we get closer to Jordan’s big dance recital. There’s the fall when the class gets to know each other and learns a holiday dance to perform on a small stage. Then the spring is focused on the big recital in May. Jordan’s class this year knows their dance pretty…
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