Dear Sara Smith,

Yesterday at school it was the talent show. The reason that this post is dedicated to you is because one group did our favorite dance. The HOEDOWN THROWDOWN. Now for those of you who missed the reign of Princess Miley pre Can't Be Tamed era, this was a hit from her Hannah Montana movie (seen here, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlnbmZK7GxU) For Sara and me this dance is special. It holds many memories of late night dance practices (well for Sara, I OBVI nailed it after I saw the movie) and eventual giggles. To watch these two girls who had to have been 7 when the movie came out do the dance it made me realize how transcendent society is. From the 3 girls who sang Adele songs (do they even know what Rolling in the Deep is about?) to the girl who had technical difficulties and had to endure the shame of going away then coming back, I realized how important strong female figures are to young girls. A movie that my 20 year old self enjoyed also affected and entertained 7 year olds enough for them to STILL know the dance 3 years later (I can't judge, I totally do too) shows that the Can't be Tamed stage of Miley's career needs to not be the norm. Girls can't see half naked women and think that's ok. The girl who danced to Just Dance by Lady Gaga probably doesn't know that she danced to a song that touches on drinking. Anyways, that's a thought for another day. Let's just try to keep fame and celebrities sending positive messages to my kids because that's what my kids deserve. If you're still thinking about the HoeDown Throwdown, here is the link to the instructional video that Sara learned from. Miley breaks it down step by step so the next time you're out in a club whip this move out.... It's how I get ALL the boys.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj3OqMzNin4