Dance with me....til the music ends!

Annah's first ballet/dance recital was this weekend, and it was wonderful! The rehearsal was Saturday morning, and although it started out a little rocky, it turned out great. We arrived early to take the professional photos, then waited our turn til it was time for the class to get on stage.

Unfortunately I hadn't thought to prepare Annah for how loud it would be. She has extremely sensitive ears, and when the music started over the sound system, she didn't respond well at all. She covered her ears and froze, refusing to do any dancing. About halfway through their number, I met up with her in the wings and gave her a little pep talk, which worked; she jumped back on stage and did wonderfully with the last part!



Annah and best friend Tatum




warming up for rehearsal



all the classes together

Creative Movement class

An invitation

The final spring class....on stage!

Annah had her final dance class today. Rehearsal for the spring dance recital will be Saturday, with the actual recital itself being Sunday afternoon. I'm not sure who's more excited...me or her! Probably me, but it's a close race. We've been practicing making the "ballerina bun" with her hair, which isn't easy, since she has so many short pieces, but darn if it isn't cute when we get it up! She loves being pretty, and it's easy for her....she's so stinkin' cute! She's excited about the recital, and has invited several people, including her daycare teachers.

She was a real little ham up there on that big stage for the first time, and kept turning around giving me the "thumbs up" sign with a big grin. I'm glad she wasn't scared, but I hope she won't do that on Sunday! Although I won't be in the audience...I have to stay backstage with her, since she won't be going on til last.

Annah-bug the ballerina! One of my mommy dreams come true!