2017 UDA Dance Recital

This holiday break I want to write down all the memories I can before they dwindle even more in my brain. Family blogging is a dead art but it’s the only way I journal in my life. My iphone is to capacity at 10,000 pictures of things we have done. Big life changes have happened, kids now look like teenagers, and life has been full of bumps and fun in the past 15 months. So here we go, going back in time to capture our memories, wish my foggy brain luck.

2017 UDA Dance Recital 

Dance recital is our favorite time of year that I have to remind myself to be calm during. The longer I am a dance mom the calmer I become but the crazier logistically it gets.

Abby & Cameron participated in the Fairie show which is such a beautifully thoughtful ballet written about how to lift each other up as girls. We are so incredibly grateful for Ms Leslie & Ms Heidi in our lives.

Abby & Shae went to a try out together, didn’t get the results they wanted BUT they were so brave to go and support each other.

The girls worked super hard with Ms. Brittney and improved their tumbling and work out techniques.

 

Reagan’s Dance Year Highlights ?She got to move up a level of dance & dance with a little older of girls ? She had the BEST group of girlfriends in her classes ? Madeline was her ballet performance & she KILLED it ?I Want Candy was her Tap performance & she can move her hips. But has her moms problem of not knowing how to turn right or left. ?Itsy Bitsy Spider was her hip hop number & it was darling ?In tumbling her friends & teacher encouraged each other to grow so much

Shae’s Dance Year Highlights
?Ferdinand was Shae’s Ballet dance. It was a special dance to her teacher & Shae really wanted to do it well. She spend a lot of time practicing this dance. And cried after the performance about the fact that she couldn’t do it anymore. She got very into the role of this dance! ?Little Engine That Could was Shae’s tap dance and she loved to perform it because it was my favorite book. She loved that it was the book my grandpa always read to me ?
?Shae had two technical classes that really pushed her. I’m so proud of her hard work ? Abby got to be an assistant dance teacher in one of Shae’s classes this year.
? Shae really loved auditioning for dance team. She practiced the combo like a champ & still performs it around the house.
?Shae was really fun to watch on stage. She really loves to perform, not mess up a single step, not look at the teacher & remember it from her practicing & get REALLY into the role. ?Shae hates putting on makeup with her whole heart

 

 

Cameron’s Dance Year Highlights ?Cameron does dance to perform so I loved that she learned & got to perform 9 dances this year and perform them ? Ferdinand was her ballet dance. I decided this was my favorite costume out of everyone ? Carousel was her jazz dance & such creative & fun choreography ? She loved performing on her dance team PEEPs and refuses to call the team by its new name change ? ? Number the Stars was her dance team’s ballet production & had the most beautiful vibe & costume ? A Year to Remember was her dance team’s jazz production. I loved how sassy & jazzy it was ? ?Cameron was sad that this year was probably her last year taking technique classes from her very favorite teacher that she has been with since Kindergarten

Abby’s Dance Year Highlights ?Abby was featured on @more_than_dancers as their June Spotlight. So kind of them ? ?Wonder was her modern dance & I love how modern helped her loosen up more ? Little Red Riding Hood was her jazz dance & she loved that choreography ?Snow Queen was her ballet dance & the most beautiful & detail oriented dance ? Where the Wild Things Are was her hip hop dance. I’m proud of her for sticking with her commitment to this class even when it wasn’t easy ? Green Eggs & Ham was her tap dance. This class she adored & the dance was great. She had a group of girls in her class that bonded so tight and it they were sad for it to end. ? Number the Stars was her dance team’s ballet number that was gorgeous ? A Year to Remember was her dance team’s jazz number that was so so fun ? Abby got to assistant teach in two dance classes this year. ? @sarahhathorne & @shareewise & Ms Marcia helped her grow in her technique by leaps and bounds ? Abby worked hard on strengthening her core through daily exercise this year ? Abby’s dance team this year was a group of fabulous girls that got along so well ? Abby worked so hard for dance team tryouts this year and I am very proud

 

We celebrated at the End of Season celebration and Cowbunga Bay like always and had a BLAST!

PS Here are some random snapshots of recital weekend

 

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