First Class!

Zoe's 24 hours went slowly, but the time had come for her first pointe class! To start, she is only allowed to do 30 minutes a week on pointe. She is required to do a minimum of 5 hours a week of ballet on flat, and then she can do her 1/2 hour on pointe. They are very careful not to push them too quickly in order to avoid injury!
The girls gathered to put on their shoes...

and up they went...

It was fun to get to sit in and watch the class. I got to appreciate just how difficult and strenuous this is for the girls, even without leaving the barre.
My favorite part of the class was seeing how excited the older girls were for the "newbies." They all came to support, watch, take pictures, and cheer on the girls. There is so much love between them and it makes me happy that Zoe has some positive role models there.