This....

.... Might look like a "just another Katie dancing" blip but this is one of life's little moments that makes me very grateful for blip.

Today marks the end of a term of very hard work by our ballet school, the culmination of which comes tomorrow at show day. Today was a 7 hour day at the studio for balletbuddy and Katie. She did their 12 dances gorgeously, worked really hard. Then for her, came a moment she's waited a long time for.

At the end of the day, her principal came up to her and presented her with the coveted purple leotard for the Monday invitational class, which Katie begins in September. If been told a couple of weeks ago that she wanted her to join. Miss V told Katie "you danced so beautifully today, I couldn't keep my eyes off you. Welcome to my special girls" and gave her a cuddle as Katie beamed.

There's an understanding with the girls in specials, and the girls who do competitions, that they are exactly as important as the other children, that she loves all her students, but that this is a class that meets their individual needs. They never boast, they never gloat, they never publicly mention their purple leotards in front of their friends. There's no secrets or lies, just respectful discreetness. These girls, all of who are the most promising ballerinas in the school, have an attitude as gorgeous as their dancing and that alone makes me proud.

I beamed for my little lady today, she was a happy girl. Happy Purple Leotard Day, poppet