My Kid had her first piano lesson on Saturday and she started ballet today. She’s had dance before but this is the real deal with barre work and first position and all that. My head is filled with thoughts of how the music lessons will help her with her standardized tests and the ballet will help her soccer game. Also I’m remembering what lessons I did and did not get as a child as is the mother of the other little girl, current BFF of my daughter. Together we mothers plotted to get our long of limb daughters to agree to take ballet class. Their lack of interest went away when we suggested they go together. At Mark Morris they have the luxury of live piano accompaniment at their class and they don’t have any idea how special that is.