Winners of this weeks drawing from Downtown at Sundown are Ashley Huges, Katy Compher, and Cassandra Guilbeau! Congratulations! These lucky moms will receive a $25.00 gift certificate to Munchkins & Mommies!
We will have a drawing every Friday for Downtown at Sundown. Come out and join us and sign up for your chance to win!
When choosing a dance school do you ever think about WHAT KIND OF VALUES AND MORALS YOUR DANCE SCHOOL IS INSTILLING IN YOUR CHILD?
This controversial video was taken at a dance competition of a group of 8 year olds girls. They wear bra tops and booty shorts that look like lingerie and dance to Beyonce’s Single Ladies song.
Many people are saying the moves are raunchy, and mini corsets and knee highs have them looking like they came straight out of a pole dancing class!
As a dance teacher I always find it mind blowing to attend some of these dance competitions where dances like this are becoming the norm. Yes, these girls are amazing dancers, but where do we draw the line with age appropriate dance moves? And whatever happened to Hannah Montana and High School Musical? Yes, sex sells, but do we have to subject our young girls to wearing skimpy outfits to win over an audience?
Call me old-fashioned but I feel it is our responsibility as parents and teachers to make sure we to teach kids be kids and not rush the growing up process. I really feel the teachers could have displayed their talent with a more age appropriate routine and costumes.
Three lucky winners of a $25.00 gift certificate to Munchkins & Mommies were picked at Downtown at Sundown! Winners are Anita Falcon, Shawna Leger, and Taylor Filo! Congratulations!
We will have a drawing every Friday for Downtown at Sundown. Come out and join us and sign up for your chance to win!
This past Friday The Arts and Humanities Council of Southwest Louisiana kicked off the first DOWNTOWN AT SUNDOWN of the 2010 season! This free event takes place four consecutive Fridays, May 14, 21, 28 & June 4, 2010 from 6-9pm in downtown Lake Charles. Downtown at Sundown features FREE music, yummy food, great art, variety of vendors, carriage rides, and FREE kids activities!!!
Munchkins & Mommies was a part of the KIDS TENT, which featured FREE face painting, clown balloon artists making FREE balloons hats, animals, and sculptures for the children, and gift certificate drawings by Munchkins & Mommies! During intermission children joined Munchkins & Mommies for a game of freeze dance!
We hope you join us next Friday at the kids tent!!! Come out and support the Lake Charles culture and have some Family Fun!!!
My life has changed in such a wonderful way SINCE BEING A MOM! I now realize the tremendous impact mothers have on the lives their little ones, which is why I’ve decided to not only share my passion for Dance and The Arts with children, but MOMMIES too! Opening this summer in Lake Charles will be my new Arts Enrichment, Dance, and Fitness Studio – Munchkins & Mommies, dedicated and catering to MOMMIES and CHILDREN ages 3 months to 10 years!
Until now My ENTIRE life has been dedicated to Dance and The Arts! It has been my love and passion for over 25 years. For the past 11 years I have been lucky enough to share that love with others, watching my students grow in the arts, and develop into teachers, choreographers, and performers! It is only recently that I’ve been blessed with a NEW PASSION and LOVE, and that is BEING A MOM! There is nothing in the world quite like it!
On that note… HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY to all the moms! I hope you all enjoy your special day!
Being a mom is such an important job, as mothers are a child’s first teacher. Did you know a child learns 50% from his mother then the remaining 50% is from the surroundings? Mommies are the best friends and the best teachers! Mother-child relationships are so important in developing happy healthy children!
We hope you will join us in one of our classes Mommy & Me or Mommy & Baby Classes. It is such a wonderful way to spend quality time with your child in a safe and secure learning environment where your child will flourish.
Also take advantage or our Munchkins/ Mother’s Day Out – Art Enrichment Program, giving your child the opportunity to learn and to express themselves through the arts, while giving mom a break.
Classes will begin this summer! We hope to see you there!
…I would also like to wish a Happy Mother’s Day my own mother. I would not be the person I am today without her. My mom always encouraged me to develop my own artistic and educational strengths. From make up to make believe, creative art, and home performances I was always encouraged to explore and just be a child. As I got older my days of make believe dance studios and pretend students came to an end. I knew I always wanted to open a dance studio, and when I was a Sr. in high school I had convinced my mom that my grandmother’s little red barn was the perfect place to do this! From 10 students in the barn to over 200 students and three dance studios later my mom has always been my biggest supporter. Her thoughtfulness, selflessness in helping me attain my goals leads me to believe, without a doubt, that she is someone who exemplifies the characteristics of great mother. She has been my right had woman. I love you Mom!
X.O. ~ April Lafargue
