Work work work and did I mention work?

I am a dance teacher. I am paid to teach children to dance. This also means I am paid to choreograph recital pieces for said children.

Keep in mind that I absolutely ADORE my job, but as this is my first year working as a dance teacher, I am beyond intimidated by the daunting task. The studio I work for has been voted "Best of the Best" in the Cedar Park/Leander area for the past two years running. Pressure to perform? You bet your bottom dollar there is!

Side note: I teach 6 classes of varying ages. Coming up with music and choreography for all 6 of those classes is no walk in the park! Luckily, I have been able to finish 5 of the 6 dances.

The one that I am struggling with right now, is my Monday evening class. This class started out with 5 dancers in it. There are now 12 girls of the ages 5-7... Enough said? I think yes... They have trouble paying attention and some of them are very vocal about things. Did I mention there are 12 of them!?!?! It is hard enough to get them to listen to me, let alone remember choreography. The recital is in just over a month, and I still have 45 seconds to choreograph. Stressed? Me? Did you really just ask that question?!

On the upside, I pretty much know what I want them to do for those last 45 seconds. Now its just getting them to hold still, and learn, then do. They get costumes today, which means they should be more eager to dance.

Fingers crossed!

Tiffany