dance recital...

the payoff!

the girls practice hard (& mama busts her butt 2 play taxi) all season long (Sept. thru June)...then finally, recital time rolls around & it all feels totally worth it!

look at those smiling faces!

that was right b4 we walked in2 the high school 2 get ready 4 show time on Saturday...they were both soooo excited!

then after i helped both girls get dressed & we had their buns looking perfect, i had em pose 4 a couple of pics...i believe these r my fav from the whole day!

then i handed them off backstage, & found my seat with the fellas

Nana, aunt Kelly & aunt Katie also came 2 watch the girls (like every year)

then the show began...

Corinn's tap crew was the 2nd class on stage

their costumes were FAB!!!

even the back - look at that cutie patooty!!!

i actually got these pics at the dress rehearsal (since flash isn't allowed during the recital)

here's her whole class...

tiny Sarah Grace doesn't stand still long...but the other 3 r total hams & love being on stage!

here's a video of the actual recital performance...the lighting is absolutely beautiful in person! but it reeks havoc on my camera's focus! Corinn is the 1st one out on stage - the tallest in her class...please excuse the crazy people screaming at the end - that's just me & my excited family! ;0)
seriously, that's my mom whistling!
~lol~



Gabrielle's class was up at the end of act 1...her acrobatics class is small too - but they work so well 2gether!

their costumes were much simpler

but very cute - & perfect 4 all the stretching & flipping they'd b doing!

they did awesome too!

& here's Gabby's performance from the recital...she's the one all the way on the right (in the beginning of the routine), & the last 2 do her somersaults & cartwheels...again, excuse the screaming banshees throughout the video! ;0)



after the show, we were able 2 walk up 2 the stage & give them their roses

look at those smiles - they were so proud of how well they did!

happy it's all finally over

yet sad that this season is done


next season will b here b4 we know it tho!
;0)

in case u're interested in seeing some of the other routines (there were TONS more than this, but my camera battery will only hold out 4 so long!)...here's some links 2 the videos i took & put on youtube...read my descriptions in the youtube details 4 more info on each

Alumni - Modern
Black Horse - Tap
Brittney's Senior Piece (love this!)
City Girls - Jazz - Pt1 & Pt2
Curiosities - Tiny Tots Ballet (part of the ballet performance of Pandora's Box)
Sprites - Tiny Tots Ballet (part of the ballet performance of Pandora's Box)
Dum Diddley - Tap
Lost - Adv. Lyrical
Masquarade - Acro 2
Narnia - Ballet
Love Me Do - Tap 2
Question of You - Adv. Jazz
Tory's Senior Piece
Roll it Girl - Hip Hop
Sing Sing Sing - Tap
Parent/Child dance (highly recommended viewing!)

4 interested locals - the girls r enrolled in dance at In Motion School of Dance