Sylvia the tapper

I got my first fancy SLR digital camera when Sylvia was about six months old.  I so wanted to capture the fleeting moments of her infant-hood, and needed more creative control of the imagery I was creating.

I wanted to get professional pictures taken of my kids, but truth be told, I just wanted to take those pictures myself.

Sitting here at Sylvia’s last tap class on June 6, I was so glad that I have my camera as an extension of my hand.  It really doesn’t get much better than photographing a group of adorable 3-5 year olds dancing at the YMCA.

Can you tell that she’s having a good time?

Learning to grapevine.  That’s a skill everyone should have.

And the shuffle step!  Very important for tap.

That curl coming down in front of her eye just slays me.

– oh, the shoes –

My beautiful girl’s curly locks.  Maybe my favorite picture.

Oh that marching tutu.  You know, she’s wearing my tutu.  I got it for the Mud Run last fall.  She has me pin it for her so it fits her waist:)

She’s so excited to be dancing for me.  Love love love that girl.

The concentration showing in the way she’s holding her hands; the various activities of the other girls; the beauty of all those cute bodies.  Ahh, it’s just too much.

I love the way she’s watching amidst the activity.

<sigh>

Dance with abandon, my daughter!

Make that crazy skirt dance!

I love these next two:)

Here she is with her fantastic teacher, Ari.  Thanks for a great session, Ari.  Next stop – ballet.  We’ll hit tap again soon:)

I’ll close with a little video I took with my phone of the girls doing their thing.

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