I am NOT a Dance Mom of New York.
I am a Ballet Mommy.
My boys are in New York because they are professionals.
I am their Ballet Mommy because their mothers are far away.
You thought you were done with them when they left home.
If you wanted them to follow your dream instead of theirs, you were.
Now they're mine.
If you fed their dreams, packed their bags, and let go, I've picked up where you left off. They say it takes a village to raise a child. It can take a city of Ballet Mommies to raise a dancer.
A Ballet Mommy
Knows how to find:
The venue where you are dancing, no matter how small.
Your stage door.
Your dressing room.
The nearest place to buy flowers.
That secret stash of the snacks you aren't supposed to be eating.
The right dance belt.
The stage boots you swore were gone forever.
The contact lens you just dropped in your rush to get to rehearsal on time.
A Ballet Mommy
Will tell you:
The audience didn't notice what you think they saw.
To wipe that smirk off your face and get on your leg.
When you're working or trying to hard.
When you aren't working or trying hard enough.
A Ballet Mommy
Knows what to say when it all goes wrong.
Knows what to say when it all goes right.
Knows when to shut the hell up and just be in the moment for you.
Will never tell you not to try, no matter how the odds are stacked against you. Falling short of a goal is not a failure. It is a focus for the next goal.
I am a Ballet Mommy.
My boys are in New York because they are professionals.
I am their Ballet Mommy because their mothers are far away.
You thought you were done with them when they left home.
If you wanted them to follow your dream instead of theirs, you were.
Now they're mine.
If you fed their dreams, packed their bags, and let go, I've picked up where you left off. They say it takes a village to raise a child. It can take a city of Ballet Mommies to raise a dancer.
A Ballet Mommy
Knows how to find:
The venue where you are dancing, no matter how small.
Your stage door.
Your dressing room.
The nearest place to buy flowers.
That secret stash of the snacks you aren't supposed to be eating.
The right dance belt.
The stage boots you swore were gone forever.
The contact lens you just dropped in your rush to get to rehearsal on time.
A Ballet Mommy
Will tell you:
The audience didn't notice what you think they saw.
To wipe that smirk off your face and get on your leg.
When you're working or trying to hard.
When you aren't working or trying hard enough.
A Ballet Mommy
Knows what to say when it all goes wrong.
Knows what to say when it all goes right.
Knows when to shut the hell up and just be in the moment for you.
Will never tell you not to try, no matter how the odds are stacked against you. Falling short of a goal is not a failure. It is a focus for the next goal.