Scenes From Recital Weekend

 Getting ready for Friday night's show (show one of four). 

 Since Emma wasn't dancing in this show she put herself on hair glitter duty. 

 Rollin' in to Day One like. 

 Musical Theater. "I've Got No Strings". 

 Lyrical. "Lullaby on a Stormy Night."

Ballet. "Slow Down"

Day Two. 

 Getting ready for Show One of Day Two (show two of four). Emma was back on hair glitter duty since she wasn't dancing until the last show of the day (show four). 

 Not my best bun. 

 Emma and I twinning again (and yes, this is actually Grace's shirt I'm wearing)! 

Junior Team. 

Juicy Wiggle. 

 Show four and it's finally Emma's turn! 

It doesn't get more dance mom and dad than this! 

 Musical Theater. "Join the circus"

 Ballet. "Fix You". 

 "Sweet Child of Mine" (one final time). 

Jazz. "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile."

Awesome photobomb! 

Love this picture one of the dance moms who's a photographer took!

Celebratory ice cream (at 9:45pm) to cap off another wonderful year of dance! xo 

Scenes From This Week's Rehearsals

Monday. Grace's class rehearses their jazz dance. 

Followed by their ballet dance. 

They did such a beautiful job! 

 Tuesday. Emma's class rehearses their ballet dance. 

 Followed by their jazz dance. 

Thursday arrived, and with it the most massive splinter you can imagine in Emma's big toe. Thanks to Miss Suzanne and Karyn for getting it out (our dance family is the best!). Emma (sitting in the pinkish shirt at the side of the stage) watches as her musical theater class rehearses. We had her sit out  to give her foot a chance to relax from the trauma. 

The final rehearsal for Grace's musical theater class. 

I hadn't seen this dance in its entirety before. It was such fun to watch! 

There was about an hour between the beginner classes rehearsals ending and the next batch beginning. The girls from the various comp teams took turns taking to the stage for an impromptu performance. The trio from the mini team was awesome, and even more fun was seeing Miss Lauri jump right in and dance with her minis! 

And so rehearsal week has ended and another recital weekend is upon us! The first show takes place tonight, though Grace and Emma won't dance until the shows tomorrow. Good luck to all the Center Stage Dancers! We can't wait to see you all shine bright on that stage! xo