The Cutest Mouse In Ballet Shoes
Baby Duck had her first ballet recital last night, and it was the cutest thing ever! I must admit the dress rehearsal the day before was a bit torturous, but that was due to a combination of factors: held during dinner, no one there with me to help corral Ladybug, four different groups of older girls performing twice in the lineup before Baby Duck's group got to perform one time, etc...
The place in the lineup remained the same for the performance, but at least I got to feed her dinner first! Also, I enlisted tons of help with Ladybug, so I was actually able to get everything done and even videotape the performance! Thanks to all of you who helped both before and during the recital. You kept me sane (relatively speaking)!
I actually enjoyed the rest of the groups who performed as well (with one exception. I guess I'm just not progressive enough to be prepared for the Hip Hop class of approximately 8-year-old girls dancing in such a sassy and provocative manner. To each their own...). I was really proud of the little girl who danced so fervently that her tap shoe went flying a good ten feet in front of her-- she just kept right on dancing for a while, then ran up and grabbed the shoe, put it back on and kept going. And all with a smile on her face!During the next group's performance, my heart broke for the one who slipped and fell while tapping. She got up and kept trying to dance, but she turned beet red and started to cry. She muddled on through, God bless her. I wanted to go give her a hug!
Finally Baby Duck's group came out to perform dressed up as mice with pink tutus (think Angelina Ballerina). She got so excited and waved when she found us in the second row. Then she performed the dance beautifully and sang the words to her little song at the top of her lungs (pausing to sneak in another wave about halfway through). After she stuck the last pose and the audience began to applaud, she stood straight up on her toes and seemed to grow about three inches. I've never seen the child beam like that! Apparently someone has been bitten by the stage bug! What a far cry from two days ago when she was very apprehensive about having such a large audience watching her. We surprised her with flowers afterward and she lit up with pleasure again. I believe I have a little performer on my hands!
CL
The place in the lineup remained the same for the performance, but at least I got to feed her dinner first! Also, I enlisted tons of help with Ladybug, so I was actually able to get everything done and even videotape the performance! Thanks to all of you who helped both before and during the recital. You kept me sane (relatively speaking)!
I actually enjoyed the rest of the groups who performed as well (with one exception. I guess I'm just not progressive enough to be prepared for the Hip Hop class of approximately 8-year-old girls dancing in such a sassy and provocative manner. To each their own...). I was really proud of the little girl who danced so fervently that her tap shoe went flying a good ten feet in front of her-- she just kept right on dancing for a while, then ran up and grabbed the shoe, put it back on and kept going. And all with a smile on her face!During the next group's performance, my heart broke for the one who slipped and fell while tapping. She got up and kept trying to dance, but she turned beet red and started to cry. She muddled on through, God bless her. I wanted to go give her a hug!
Finally Baby Duck's group came out to perform dressed up as mice with pink tutus (think Angelina Ballerina). She got so excited and waved when she found us in the second row. Then she performed the dance beautifully and sang the words to her little song at the top of her lungs (pausing to sneak in another wave about halfway through). After she stuck the last pose and the audience began to applaud, she stood straight up on her toes and seemed to grow about three inches. I've never seen the child beam like that! Apparently someone has been bitten by the stage bug! What a far cry from two days ago when she was very apprehensive about having such a large audience watching her. We surprised her with flowers afterward and she lit up with pleasure again. I believe I have a little performer on my hands!
CL
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