The adventures of dance…

Like most girls, my girls love to dance! They are always twirling around the house, and making up some new dance moves.

 

This last fall we were looking for things for Middle Monkey to do to help with her SPD. Movement like dance, and gymnastics' is great for them. We tweaked our budget a bit, and decided to enroll her and Little Monkey in dance. They started at a little place her in town, so we didn’t have to go far.

 

Middle Monkey decided to go with tap, jazz, and ballet. I had Little Monkey start with just tap, since it was her first year dancing. Middle Monkey has taken tap and ballet in the past. They loved it! They came home and danced through the house even more than before!

 

This past weekend was their recital. Nerves were high, Middle Monkey was scared she would mess up. Little Monkey was counting down the days for it to arrive. Finally the day came!

 

We spent all day at a local High School auditorium getting ready for the recital. It was worth every penny, and second though to see their faces! They did so good! I’m very proud of both of them!

 

Great job girls! You are amazing!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recital Weekend is finally here…..

 

 

Wow! Is all I really have to say. It was a whirlwind of a weekend…oh my!

This was Rachel’s first Dance Recital. So, I was really nervous that she would get up on the stage and be frozen in fear.

Saturday we went to the Theatre where they were going to be performing to get in a few hours rehearsal in the morning. Other than getting up at the CRACK OF DAWN! It was not bad.

When I picked her up she was beyond excited. Mommy “their are mirrors all over the walls with lights in my dressing room” was her biggest thing to tell me!

To wind down from rehearsal, we came home and got the rest of the family and headed to the local pool. What a great idea that was, got out their energy, cooled them off, and made them tired!!! Plus they ran into friends and played with them…while us mothers (and my husband) chatted. Win, Win!!!

Today was the BIG day! We got up early this morning, and headed to a friends house, to have her hair and make-up done.

Then went to the theatre where we had to be 2 hours early… so while waiting for it to start after we dropped her off, we went to a local hotel and got some breakfast… and played for a bit on the DS.

Show started at noon, and we found our seat… I must say, I think I picked rather good ones! Close, but yet not to close, and perfect for where she was on the stage!

Remember I was saying about the fear, being her first recital?? I was so WRONG! She went out there and had such confidence! I was such a proud parent… it brought a tear to my eye. She was beaming from ear to ear! She remembered the whole dance and did it so well. Her whole class did amazing for first years!!!! (We were not allowed to take photo’s or video’s or there would be one)

This really showed me how much she learned this year, and how much she LOVES dance! I am again so proud of her!

GREAT JOB BABY!!!!!

A preview:

 

 

of things to come in about a month… As most of you know Rachel is in Dance class this year. She loves to do Ballet!

In June she will be in the big Recital, doing a ballet dance, based around a flower shop. Their dresses are just adorable!

Since I can’t get to many pictures right now, I wanted to give you a sneak peek!!!!

What do you do while waiting for the swings?

Rachel did this and I thought it was so cute, I had to share!!!

Ready to Dance:

Rachel loves to dance around the house…. we tried dance classes once before when we lived in Maine, but the instructor wasn’t suitable for the younger kids in my opinion. So she didn’t finish that year. She has been dying to go back every since. Through a friend we heard about a 5 week summer session at a local dance studio. We figured it was the best way to test the waters again, and see how she would do before signing her up for another year of classes. She started last week, in her Baby Hip Hop / Acrobatics' class. She was very anxious, can’t you tell!