Dance Recital June 2013

Cute little Ella. 

Maddi's picture from last year made into the photographer's add. :)

Maddi…love that little smile

Because Mia was in 2 dances she had to do a quick outfit change and the second dance they needed their hair in a bun so they recommended that we get a "fake ponytail" that you just clip on top of the bun. Hillarious but it worked! 

I had fun making the bows for Ella's class! We discovered at dress rehearsal and the 2 performances that Ella has some stage fright. There was nothing we could do to get her up on that stage. At first I thought she really wanted to do her routine but was just scared and that she'd be disappointed if she didn't actually go out there, so I tried every trick/bribe in the book to help her feel good about going out there.  But after the second performance I realized she just wasn't' ready for the performance aspect. It was funny because at both performances when it came time for ALL the dancers to go on stage and bow she had NO problem going out. On the way home she was so happy and said, "Mom I got my first Medal!!!" I guess that's all she cared about and she felt like a success. We asked her why she felt scared and she said, "I was afraid people would smile at me"…what??? Then she told me "I think when I'm 5 I'll go on the stage." :) I guess the attention all on her was just too much. 

Mrs. Ashley, Maddi's dance teacher

Mrs Nicole, Ella and Mia's dance teacher.