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Beyond The Barre
tales from a dance studio owner 

Degas Paintings at the MFA

7/25/2018

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I was a double major in Art History & Studio Art from Gettsysburg College, a beautiful small liberal arts school in Pennsylvania.  

I was so excited to see that the MFA had a special exhibit on French pastels.  I posted my museum visit on my private instagram page and a few ballet parents asked me questions about it, so I thought I would share with you how I tried to make this experience fun for my sporty boys.  I knew they weren't thrilled to go, but we invited their cousin, printed out a scavenger hut from google and headed into Boston on a rainy Sunday morning. 

On the weekends, kids admission is free, and the side streets has free parking.  Admission for me was $25. 
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If they completed the scavenger hunt, I would buy them something from the gift shop.  I had to bribe them a little 😉 
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When I was young my mom took us to museums a lot and we always had to find our favorite painting or sculpture and take a picture next to it, yes, just like the picture.  The boys thought this was hilarious, but we had fun!  
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I got to spend some time with the 3 beautiful Degas paintings.  I have been obsessed with Degas since I was a little girl.   Degas was a regular visitor of the Paris Opera House and was allowed access to the dance classes because he was a friend of the ballet master.  He is most famous for his paintings of ballerinas at work, in rehearsal or rest. I love how he captures the movement of the dancers! 💕 I hope you and your dancer can visit them too! If you do, please send me a picture :) 
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My daydreaming of Degas ballerinas was interrupted by kids who finished their scavenger hunt & were ready to head to the cafeteria for lunch & to pick out their museum gift. The great news, there were a lot of inexpensive options.  I got each of the boys a mood necklace & a little pack of colorful clay for $6.    The cafeteria had a nice salad bar and the kids were pleased with their pizza slices & French fries :) 

It was a fun morning and nice to break up our active days to enjoy some amazing artwork in our backyard! I hope you go visit the MFA this summer. 

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  • ABOUT
    • founder
    • our amazing team
    • awards + press
    • in our community >
      • free baby playgroup
    • locations >
      • Natick Studio
      • Brookline Studio
  • CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING
    • policies & procedures
    • winter 1 natick studio schedule
    • winter 1 virtual schedule
    • virtual kids dance details >
      • virtual birthday parties
      • Testimonials
      • Boston Globe article
    • plié pod & private training
    • dress code
    • brookline studio
    • special events
    • scholarships
  • adult [ virtual ] fitness
    • fitness class schedule
    • virtual class login instructions & faq >
      • fitness testimonials
    • outdoor fitness classes
    • prenatal yoga
    • pricing
    • private training
    • planFIT
    • our favorite props
    • rewards
  • BIRTHDAY PARTIES
    • birthday parties >
      • virtual birthday parties
      • simply perfect ballerina
      • princess tea + dance
      • yoga pajama party
      • hula luau party
      • birthday inspiration
      • host your event here
  • SHOP DANCEFIT
  • GIFT DANCEFIT
    • gift cards
    • sponsor a virtual dancer