The rehearsal was on Friday night, and I had everything all set out and ready to go by the time that they arrived home from school. My mom was in town and she went with me and the girls (and their best friend next door) to get their dance pictures taken and to watch the rehearsal. Steve stayed home with the boys. Then, on Saturday afternoon, my mom stayed home with the boys and Steve went with me to the recital.
I tried to take some pictures on Friday night, but it's never very easy. It's dark in the auditorium, the girls are constantly moving on the stage and I use my long-range lens for a better shot. Regardless, my girls looked gorgeous on the stage and I can't wait to get back their professional photos.
The theme of the recital this year was "School Days" and most of the dances centered around activities/classes/field trips, etc. during the school year. Each of the girls were in three classes this year and their costumes were incredible.
Samantha's acro class performed as the "Marching Band" ... lots of tumbling and acrobatics, hence the bare feet. This was her favorite costume.
A semi-decent picture because they were all sitting still:
Sophia's acro class did a "Pajama Day" routine complete with pillows. It was certainly fun to watch and the girls got to keep their pillows after the show.
The girls were in one routine together for tap. Their theme was "Christmas Party" and they danced to Jingle Bells. They heard the song so many times throughout the dance year that I am convinced that they may never want to hear it again. Ha!
Sophia's ballet routine was beautiful ... breathtaking ... and emotional. The theme was "Music Class" and she danced with just one other girl. They performed four songs together, including America the Beautiful" and she just blew me away. I hope that she never stops learning and dancing ballet.
Samantha's ballet class performed a special routine to "True Colors" as the "Art Class." This was so fitting because she loves art. In this picture, she was waiting her turn to pull the ribbons from the guest dancer's dress in the middle of the stage. As they pulled the ribbons, they danced around and it was impacting, to say the least.
This summer, the girls will each do a dance camp in July (this is the first year that they are not doing it together -- they are separated because of their age now) and I'm excited for that. They are too. And then we'll make plans in August and decide which classes they want to sign up for again. It's never easy to try and work out a schedule, but it's worth it in the end after we see how much they enjoy it.
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