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Thursday, July 26, 2018

Thoroughly Poetic Pictorial Thursday

Today we join Two  SPOILED CAT 
Angel Sammy and Teddy for their poetic pictorial poem.




Here is today's photo prompt
We thank Mom Pam for all the effort she puts into finding 
these lovely photos for us.



Tiny Dancer
by Madi(son) D Cat

When sissy was wee, around about three,
she told mom a tiny dancer I want to be.
She dreamed of tutu's and ballet shoes.
On her toes she wanted to stand. 
There were no classes for girls under four.
Within a few months Mom looked some more.
She found a dancing class with an open door.
Sissy's smile of glee brightened the room
As she danced and twirled and learned to "push the floor away",*
She learned poise and posture life's lessons galore.

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Note 1 from Mom:
Today's picture brought back likes of found memories of instructor.
The teacher was just the best she had all kinds of phrases that helped the younger children learn steps...one I remember, 
"pliés and push the floor away"  

Note 2 from Mom:
Some where in this house (I looked everywhere)
 I have a darling photo of Madi's Sissy
in her first dance recital photo.  The four and five year old ballerinas were
little mice.  Their costumes was precious light gray leotard with a mouse tail,
pink tutu, pink ballet slippers, and headbands that were mouse ears.

This might give you an idea.



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28 comments:

  1. How FUN! My daughter when she was very little...about two years old...was in dance classes. There recitals were just THE cutest thing ever!! I believe they even were little mice at one point too!

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  2. Looking forward to seeing the dance class photo when you find it!

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  3. oooh how cute... can't wait to see the little mice! it#s great to find a super place were kids have fun and learn something ;O)))

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  4. Hari OM
    I too had the dance lessons... distant dreams. The lighthouses are ready already!!! Hugs and whiskeries, YAM-aunty xxx

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  5. How nice that your mom was able to find a dance class with such a good instructor for your sissy. It's a sweet poem.

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  6. My human had a traumatic experience with a dance lesson when she was four! Oddly enough, she discovered years later that she DID have dance talent. And it's been one of her favorite forms of exercise for, well, forever.

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  7. Momma did ballet as a lil girl too.

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  8. We love the poem and we love the tiny dancer mousie!

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  9. What a sweet poem.....some "little girl memories" of ballet were positive and others we've read about were nightmares! Mom's was a mixture. This one made us smile big - little mice - great idea.... Thanks so much for playing along with us on Thursdays for poetry fun.

    Love, Teddy

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  10. How adorable! Nothing like a sweet memory to make a person very happy.

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  11. The poem is terrific and the ballet mouse is wonderful too. You all have a fine day.

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  12. Awww, Madi's Mom keep looking for that picture of Madi's Sissy! That would be so sweet to see... Tiny Dancer♥ Love your poem. I took ballet lessons but all I did was goof off. Between ballet and piano lessons my Mom gave up and sent me to riding lessons!

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  13. I do hope you find your picture of Sissy. Keep looking. It will show up.

    My sis says that little Miss Z wants to do take a gymnastics class this year.

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  14. the photo today was perfect for jogging your prescious memories. adorable mouse and I know sissy was the most adorable of them all

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  15. Never stop dancing, it keeps us young!

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  16. We loved your poem. Our mom says she vaguely remembers taking some dance classes as a little girl too. Now she just watches all the dancing shows on TV and wishes she were that good.

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  17. Momma says she was in ballet when she was a puppy. She was never cool enough to be a mouse, but she got to be a crow once! They put on the Wizard of Oz, and her class was in the Scarecrow's introduction scene.

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  18. We'll bet your sissy was adorable! Great poem!

    Hugs,
    your guy Raz and The Florida Furkids

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  19. How sweet the picture inspired a poem full of memories
    hugs
    Hazel & Mabel

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  20. As they say, a picture is worth a 1,000 words!

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  21. madi...ew3 N mom did a reel lee grate job on two dayz poem !!! veree good ~~~~ heerz two a grate week oh end ☺☺♥♥

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  22. That is a very nice poem, Madi. We bet your human sissy looked so cute in her tutu. You know how much our grandgirls love to dance. They take ballet too, and have lots of cute terms for their dance steps.

    Woos - Lightning, Misty, and Timber

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  23. Wow! Maybe baby Lily will be a dancer like that. Thanks for the lovely poem!

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  24. I hope you find it, I would love to see that photo. Great poem. XO

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  25. We are betting your mom was a fantastic dancer. Your wrote a fantastic poem

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  26. What a great poem and what great memories you shared! I too could see the little girls!
    And I want to thank you for coming to my 2nd Birthday Pawty! It would not have been the same without you!
    You Rock!
    Purrs Marv

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  27. OMD, you knows that Ma danced all through HS and College, butts as a wee lass she had NO coordination AT ALL! Gma called her 'Grace' cause she was such a clutz! And her nickname in HS was Spaz! (even after she got her rhythm!!! BOL) Butts, no ballet...she most DEFINITELY didn't have the grace for that! ☺
    I bets your Sissy was a FABulous dancin' mousie!
    Kisses,
    Ruby ♥

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  28. What a pawsome poem Madi(and Mama). Our Mama never could get the hang of dancing...she played the flute instead :-)
    xoxo,
    Rosy, Arty & Jakey

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