She is thrilled to get the break from it for a few days and be able to fully enjoy the camp experience. 
Her back doctor said that because the correction in the brace is so significant (50%!) he thought she could go without it for the week.The activities at camp would make it hard to wear much during the day anyway and nights are short so it would be good for her to get some real sleep if possible. That hasn't been happening consistently in the brace and camp beds are not going to make it any easier!
She was thrilled to meet her counselor who is also tall - "finally I am not taller than my counselor"! - and who understands the frustrations of being the tallest in the group.
It gets tiring to hear people exclaim "you are so tall!" everywhere you go. Not that people mean anything negative by it, it is just an observation and it is true, but it gets tiring nonetheless.The counselor also seemed to have an understanding of scoliosis. It wasn't clear to me at drop-off if she has dealt with it herself or is just aware of it on some level but still, this was encouraging for Dancer Girl too.
We are looking forward to hearing how camp week went when we pick her up on Saturday and are praying that her back will not cause her too much pain during her time there.
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