Ballet Exam

Yesterday, Ivy had her International Dance Teachers' Association ballet exam. A judge flies to New Zealand from somewhere in the U.K. to test all of the students who have been studying for their exams. Ivy has been studying for the last six months at the preparatory grade level for this day.

We needed to arrive at the dance studio in Rangiora at 8:40 a.m. in order to allow time for warming up and getting on the ballet skirt and her number. At about 7:30 Ivy started to gather her ballet items together and announced that she was unable to find her ballet shoes. The entire family searched the house and cars and were unable to locate her shoes. Finally, at ten minutes after eight, Ivy called her ballet instructor, Jenna McKenzie, and asked if she would still be able to take the exam without the shoes. Jenna said that she would but that she might have an extra pair of ballet slippers.

We dashed out of the house and made it to the studio in time. Thankfully, another mother had arrived with three pairs of shoes, one of which fit Ivy. Yipee!

Ivy was the first student to go before the judge. She was number 1 and had to perform on her own as no other students were taking the preparatory exam. Ivy says she did well and that the judge was "mesmerized" with her performance. We will be receiving exam results in the next few weeks. We will be keeping fingers crossed until then.