Ansley's Big Day

After years of hard work and very intense evaluations Ansley finally earned her pointe shoes.  Friday instead of regular ballet class Ansley and her teacher went pointe shoes fitting.  Ansley was so excited.  I can not express how proud I am of my daughter.  She told me when she was 3 years old that she wanted to dance on pointe shoes.  Today she achieved that goal.  Way to go Ansley!

I am so thankful that her teacher came with us. ( Stefani  Schrimpf from Kansas School of Classical Ballet, you rock).   It was much more involved then I would ever have thought.   I should have guessed that Ansley would be a difficult one to fit.  She has very small and strong feet.  After 2 hours of trying and trying to find the perfect shoe....She finally did it! I now know how the "Grand Duke" in Cinderella felt.   She literally tried on every shoe in the shop.   You should have seen the look of terror come over Ansley's face when thought she would not get her shoes today, but would have to special order them.  The fitter was getting so frustrated with it.  But perseverance pays off.  So here they are...

 let the trying on begin

 Oh good, they like this pair

  

very very happy

Ansley and her friend Madi both earned their shoes!

Ansley, Mom and Dad are so very proud of your determination and hard work.