After finishing up gymnastics last summer, Isabella really wanted to try out dance classes. We talked to her about what a commitment it would be & about how she'd have to stick with it for a full year. (There are lots of up front costs for the recital & such that we didn't want to invest in & have her quit.) She still wanted to do it so we signed her up at a local dance studio, Karen's Kids. I think she bored fairly quickly of doing the same dances over & over each week (they started practicing their dances for the recital back in August!) & she would sometimes complain & say she wanted to go back to gymnastics. But as we'd said at the beginning, she had to stick with it the full year. So she did. And now finally comes the recital, the culmination of the full years rehearsals! (And the week leading up to the recital she had dance practic Monday-Thursday from 530-7p every night to practice her 2 dances & learn the finale dance!!) I felt almost like it was my recital with all the articles of costumes to gather & bring, the hair to fix, the costume changes, etc, etc! The whole night was an experience!
She did so well & looked so cute on the stage in her costume. We were so proud! We were happy to have lots of family come to see her (& she was excited to know they were in the audience watching her) & to take pictures since my camera battery went dead at the very beginning (thanks Mom & Laura for your contributions to this blog ;o).
You Are My Sunshine ballet dance. (In the bottom left picture she is trying to put her fingers in the "I love you" sign.)
Dinosaur Rock N' Roll tap dance. She does a really cute turn around in this dance where she is tapping her feet all the way around & you can tell she is really enjoying this bit! (When she sat in the audience with us in this costume, Jackson was petting it like it was an animal!)
After the finale, in her finale outfit... Karen's Kids t-shirt.
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