Ease Back In To The Dance Year

It’s that time of the year again. How to ease back in to the dance year.

The Journey Back to Dance: A Mom’s Perspective

Oh my goodness, I can’t tell you how thrilled we are to be back in the dance studio! After weeks and weeks of my daughter practicing in our living room (goodbye, coffee table!), it’s absolutely wonderful seeing her back where she belongs. I wanted to share some tips that have helped us get back into our dance groove.

First up – getting organized!

I sat down with my daughter and got our weekly schedule all organised and hung it in the kitchen. The whole fmaily can see the weekly plan, times and who will be shuffling her to and from classes.

Getting Sleep

Can we talk about bedtime for a minute? Summer absolutely destroyed our sleep schedule but now we’re back to our strict 9:00 PM wind-down routine. No phones, no iPad! And mamas, this goes for us too! I know we all want to squeeze in one more load of laundry or prep those dance bags, but our beauty sleep matters!

Stretching

My daughter and I have made it our special mommy-daughter time. While dinner’s in the oven, we roll out our mats and do some stretches together. I’ll admit, I’m nowhere near as flexible as these a dancer, but it’s become our favorite part of the day. Plus, it helps prevent those “Mom, I’m so sore!” complaints after class.

Don’t Overschedule

The biggest lesson I’ve learned? Don’t overschedule! I know we’re all excited to get back to everything, but our dancers need downtime too. Those rest days are just as important as the training days.

Here’s to another amazing year of bobby pins, dance buns, and watching our dancers grow into amazing performers!

(P.S. Don’t forget to stock up on extra tights – trust this dance mom on this one! 😉)

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