Sunday, October 26, 2008

Memory Lane..Tap Dancing Through Life

Back in the day, a dance teacher came from a nearby small town to our even smaller town to give lessons every Wednesday afternoon at the American Legion Hut. She had bright red hair piled up on top of her head and taught it all...ballet, jazz, and tap. My best friend, Carla (on the far left) and I (next to her) were in a class with two older girls, Melanie and Evelyn. This particular recital would have been at the end of our second year of lessons. Carla's mom, our beloved Miss Peggy, leaned over to my mother during our dance and exclaimed, "LOOK, Melanie and Evelyn don't know what they're doing...they're not in step with our girls AT all!"

You've got to love Miss Peggy's faith in Carla and me...Unfortunately, my daddy had his camera at the ready and the evidence is pretty compelling that as tap dancing through life goes, Carla and I were going nowhere fast!!


12 comments:

  1. That is so sweet. I love that story!

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  2. In the picture the older girls look lost. Just go with it.

    Cute picture.

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  3. Too cute!!
    I tagged you on my blog! :)

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  4. How cute :) I should pull out some of my old pics....ahh memories! It's a good day for that...

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  5. So cute!
    Just ran across your comment over at Kellan's place. Not only do they make Midge still, but she's the one that they made the happy family mom a few years back...she was "expecting" and had a magnetic "belly" that you could remove and take the baby out! Of course, she "got her figure back" as soon as she delivered!!!
    Blessings, EJT

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  6. I love that sweet story! Thanks for sharing it.

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  7. hahaha that is really cute! I lived a small town and took ballet and tap from Mrs Carrington. The one recital I went to was themed The Little Mermaid, they put an awful amount of face make up on. My sister and I looked like little hookers. We laugh to this day about those times.

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  8. I that is so funny and that picture is priceless with this story!!

    Have a good week - Kellan

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  9. I LOVE IT! THe other girls look like they are doing thier own things and you tow look like you are doing th eright thing, lookin' towards them as if to say "What are y'all doin"? ANd y'all are much cuter! hehe...Have a giggly ngiht =0)

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  10. Haha, that's a great picture! So precious! Do your thing, girlie!

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  11. Thank heavens for cameras! HA! you've been busted! Oh well you look pretty just looking there like cheer leaders :)

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