Day of Dancing

Little One has become such a diva.  Almost daily, She sweeps into the living room with Her microphone holding Her hands out and directing us, "Ok Mommy, Ok Daddy, time you sit down.  Sit there, sit there, pay 'tention. Watch. SHOW!" and proceeds to entertain us with the most current renditions of well-known and made-up songs, accompanied by various forms of dance and ample applause.  The grand finale is usually comprised of a large fit of giggles and hugs for any warm body in the room. 
But as much as She loves to dance, She also loves to watch the pros. Her itty-bitty two-year-old attention span expands several-fold when exposed to live music and dancing.  So Sunday was a really fun day for Her.
She and I met up with Miss M. and some other little girls/parents for a lunch date and dancing show up near Baltimore.  The show was great, and had some dance styles that were new to Her, especially percussionist syles like Irish Set, Stomp, and Step dancing.  It was tailored for kids with some interactive parts and fun live music.  Her eyes were like saucers the whole hour and a half, and other parents were as entertained by Her grinning, enraptured, swaying-and-clapping-to-the-beat reaction as they were by the show, I think. 
Miss M has also become a bit of an idol for Little One, and the love definitely goes both ways.  There was a lot of skipping, hand-holding, hugging, and running amok.  When we finally settled in for the long drive home, Little One sighed, said,
"Mamma.  These guys, this M?  So fun.  Such fun guys, mom.  So fun, I got tired now!" and went directly to sleep.