Every Thursday, we dance. If you follow me on social media you've probably seen my hastag #onthursdayswedance. We also eat donuts on Thursdays (#onthursdaysweeatdonuts).
Donuts and dance didn't originally go hand in hand. But after watching big sis dance for a couple of months, Eleanor desperately wanted to try. Fortunately, they dance at the same studio on the same day but, there was an hour plus break between their classes and I needed something to fill the time. It started with a walk to Starbucks for lattes, string cheese, fruit pouches, and gummy bears. Until one cold December day, my children spotted chocolate donuts in a window. Noooooooo! It was right before Christmas so I thought, "Sure, a special treat for today only." I should have known that would be the start of...DONUTS BEFORE DANCE.
Do you know what's in donuts? Sugar. Lots and lots of sugar. And maybe it's because of my adorable children in ballet leotards and tutus but, the owner likes giving them extra donut holes to go along with their already giant chocolate donuts. Thank you. Thank you for giving them more sugar. Sugar, on top of sugar, on top of sugar. And want to know what happens when you give a 2 and 5 year old a crap load of sugary donuts before dance? I'll tell you.
First, you get chocolate all over your pastel pink leotard. Then, when you get to the studio, you are overly exited so you tackle your friends in the lobby, drop eachother, run around like banshees in Studio A (which is not allowed), pee a hundred times during class (because donuts make you pee?), chasse into your friends, arabasque your friends in the face, fall over for no reason, lick the studio mirrors, embarrass your mother by showing everyone mommy's hip hop movies, and scrape your knees/destroy your tights by falling down the exit ramp.
She would never say it because she's the sweetest dance teacher in the world but, I'm pretty sure Miss Kelsey hates me for giving my kids all the sugar before class.
"You give your kid a donut every week? Before ballet? Dancers don't eat donuts. Are they at least gluten free, sugar free, vegan donuts?!" Calm down sanctimommies, it's donut, not crack! And yes, dancers eat donuts. Plus, they're delicious, it's fun, sometimes other dancers from the studio join us, and we're making sweet memories.
Next year, with our new school and dance schedule, we probably won't be able to eat donuts before dance. The studio instructors will likely prefer it, but me, I'll miss it.
So moms (and dads), if there is a donut shop near your children's dance studio, stop and eat a donut. You won't regret it. Well, maybe you will but, YOLO! Plus, I'm pretty sure donut shops and dance studios are built next to eachother for a reason.
DONUTS BEFORE DANCE
