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Last week, I was honored to chaperon my daughter and friend to a national dance competition in Las Vegas. This is the type of high level competition where extreme dance moms hover like vultures. They live vicariously through their teenage children’s every move. I don’t fit in to this environment. I look different from them. I don’t levitate, I give the kids space…to be teenagers.

I learned a lot on this trip. I thought I was current, hip and up to date for my age. After living in a hotel room with my daughter and her BFF and the occasional “meet up” in our hotel room, I was quickly brought back to earth, rather… I was downright humbled!  I felt my age for the first time in 10 months. These teenage girls live a digitized life well beyond what I envisioned in my youth while watching, Lost in Space or The Jetsons. Their mastery of selfie’s, editing and social media is beyond OUR ability by light years, trust me! After all, my daughter has over 10,000 followers on Instagram (@yourdancepiration) so there’s much to be learned here! After one day in the same room, I realized they weren’t merely dancers. They are Digital Artists with dancing skills.

Vamping has several meanings to this generation. It could mean pulling an all-nighter (aka Dracula), or a woman who uses her God-given talents, looks or sexuality to get her way  with men (aka suck the life out of you financially, LOL…well, not really Lol). So after learning this little tidbit I decided to go “vamping” after tucking them in one night. Sin city never sleeps.  Armed with my wrist game and my first SLR camera, I took to the streets of Vegas, late, late night:

The next night after Vamping Vegas, I told my roommates to put on something cute and lets grab dinner and vamp. One thing that is universal to teenage girls and women in general regardless of their generation or the century is the offer to dress cute and a free meal. Its a timeless, universal expectation that puts a real smiley face on a females face.  But the difference with this generation is they wanted a profile picture walking away.