Spring Dance Recital 2012

So the same day as my nieces graduation we also had my daughters dance recital.  So when I was getting my daughter ready for preschool I curled her hair how she would need it for the recital and hoped and prayed that it would stay all day.  I also hair sprayed that hair like crazy.  Looking at it I think it did well.  Luckily she does not have hair like me that when I was her age if you curled my hair it would all fall within minutes.  The only thing that really worked was my mom would braid my hair in lots of little braids before bed and take them out in the morning to have the crimped hair look for pictures. Then I took her to Preschool and my husband picked her up when he got off work early and we headed to the graduation.  Then after Graduation we headed to the Dance Recital stopping only at a Subway to get dinner.  Ironically Grandma and Grandpa by some sheer chance pulled up at the same Subway and we got to eat a little with them before we had to run to get our daughter to the recital.  She did awesome.  You can tell she knew some things a little too well and got a little rushed in The Twist and well she loved dancing to Hey Mickey and sings it everyday since.  Enjoy the pics and video.

 Couple Recital pictures taken at the end of the recital

The Twist

Hey Mickey

 The finally although it is hard to see her.  She is in the second row back on the right middle of screen.  Every now and then you see her head bob up into view.

Christmas Dance Recital 2011

y little girl is starting to not be so little anymore. I notice something this year in her growth from previous recitals that I am amazed that she is the same girl. She loves dance so much and has so much fun. She hardly needed any help from the teacher to remember her dance moves and as always she is a ham. This year she danced to "I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus" and this year they had a nutcracker number for each class. Her class got to be the Mouse King. I am only downloading the recital this year if anyone misses the rehearsal let me know and I will send you those videos. She remembered most the dance this year so you wont need to see the rehearsal to know what it was supposed to look like.

Here she is at Rehearsal in her Mouse King Costume.

Here she is at the recital in her Recital Costume.

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Dance

Mouse King Nutcracker Dance

First Day of Dance

Dance started a few weeks ago and life is good. She loves taking this time to learn how to dance. Plus she loves getting dressed up each week for it.

Spring Recital 2011

Guess I better get going on my blogging and try to catch up before preschool and dance starts again. To be honest this was not my favorite recital but as always she is my favorite dancer. They did more hip hop this year and the moves were almost the same in both numbers that it seemed to lack originality. Where there were definitely better dance numbers among the other classes. The people who came were her Grandma and our neighbor's family and a good friend of ours. And of coarse mommy, daddy, and her brother. She did great. She was a little obsessed with her shoes but that made me laugh. Oh and my husband thought it would be great to try and record stuff with his phone and our camera so we apologize that the quality is not up to standard. He has promised not to do that again. Hope you enjoy the pictures and video!

Our little dancer so proud of her flowers. Grandma and Grandpa got her the yellow rose bouquet and Mommy and Daddy got the single red rose. She was so happy to have her own flowers.

hip hop baby recital (very focused on the ties of her ballet shoes)

Hip hop baby rehearsal

Chickadee recital (husband trying to get phone camera to record causes a slight break in viewing pleasure)

Chickadee Rehearsal

Finale walk through no music

Finale recital with music (she rocked it)

Mommy Photo Shoot

Really I have extra time on my hands right now so One could say that I am having a little too much fun with these pictures. Plus she is a natural at posing. My husband says it is a little scary that she is so good at posing.

Christmas Recital 2010

She had her Christmas recital last night. She was cute, adorable, beautiful, and a little bit a show off. She did so good. No extra craziness like last years telling elves off but it was good all the same. I love how confident she is when she dances. For this reason alone it is worth it to me. I want her to grow up knowing that she is beautiful. I also want her to be kind and confident. So many things that I want for her. Well you aren't looking at this to read my sentimentality. Enjoy the pictures!

Before the recital started. The costumes this year have a french theme.

Behind Stage getting ready to go on

One of her dance friends

Most of her class

Another one of her dance friends in their Christmas doll outfits

After the recital my kids got to see Santa.

Now without further ado I present the recital Dances on Video

Sad Dolly Dance

Santa's Workshop Candy Cane Dolly Dance

The finale didn't turn out according to the teachers vision but in her words they are little kids and that is half the fun. There was a little girl that was dancing in front of everyone else the whole time and she knew she was the star of the show. However we were focusing in on our daughter. You can see at one point where my daughter seriously considers joining the other little girl though.

I just looked at last years recital and it brings tears to my eyes to see how much she has grown. And laughter to my heart to relive those memories.

Dance Rehearsal

She gets to be a doll for for Christmas. As if she isn't a doll already. Here she got to try on one of her costumes and practice with everyone else to get ready for the recital. Isn't she cute!

Sping Recital

Well since she has started dance up again I guess it would be a good idea to post the spring recital stuff. So here you go. I know I am biased. But she really is a pretty girl.

Here is the video. I figured I would show the recital and the dress rehearsal for fun. Watch either one, both of them or none. It's up to you. If you watch both you might see the whole dance after you are finished. I just love watching her have fun.

Cabbage Patch kids (recital)

Cabbage Patch Kids (Rehearsal)

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Someday/Miss America (Recital)

Someday/Miss America (Rehearsal)

Christmas recital 2009

So this is overdue, however I made a promise to post video of her recital and now that Christmas is over I have found some renewed energy in blogging so these next few posts will catch you up on what has been happening at our home. I hope that you enjoy.

She was so cute in her costume here is a full shot. I just couldn't get her to look at me though at this point.

Here is her first number. Half way through It gets closer. She gets a few of the dance moves in there.

Here she is waiting to go on stage for her Polar Express number. She insisted I took one with her friend. And well she has just the cutest smile in this one.

Here she literally stole the show. Let's just say there were no little elves helping during her dance class when she was learning to do this dance she seemed to forget about it. But hey, she is cute.

Here is the finale. Yay she did at least half the number till she realized she didn't have her partner close by to spin in circles with.

As you saw Santa came at the end of the recital. Here are a few pictures with Santa. She was so excited to sit on Santa's lap this year.

He did surprisingly well on Santa's lap. I think he was trying to figure out how he was going to eat that candy cane before mommy and daddy took it away from him. :0)

Dance Lessons

I had found a dance studio close by that has dance lessons for a reasonable price that I could not pass it up. My daughter loves dancing so much that I figured it would be a great way for her to learn about something that she loves. The first 3 pictures are from the night that we got her dance clothes and shoes. The rest are from the day of her first dance lesson.

I love this picture!

We put on her ballet shoes and she was instantly on her toes and leaping as if she knew exactly how to be a ballerina. She looks so excited in this picture!

Here she is trying out her tap shoes.
Trying to stretch her legs.
The teacher helps each of the girls stretch their legs up high.

Here they partnered up. She had a little trouble curtsying. But I think she's cute.

Here she is learning the movements for a dance in her tap shoes.