Andrea's 1st Ballet "Recital"

Tonight we attended Andrea's last ballet class for this session. Usually just Daddy (and sometimes Kevin) goes with her, while I stay home with Ryan. However, they were putting on a little show for their final class, so the whole family went to watch. Andrea was so excited that everyone was coming to watch her: even Grandma and Papa came, and as a surprise, they brought Izzy! We had to sit a bit far back from our little ballerinas, so they could have plenty of room to show off their moves, which made it kind of difficult to get good pictures. Still, they were very cute to watch, ranging from 3 to 5 years of age.

Andrea's teacher and her classmates

waiting attentively in her "cookie sit" position

little ballerinas :)

this little girl kept hugging Andrea--too cute!

lovely spins

posing at the bar with Izzy (looking a little winded from the performance!)

"Taaa-daaa!"

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You know I had to get some of the "recital" on video. The little girls were too funny. Andrea was pretty good about following the teacher's instructions and trying to do her ballet moves, but with an energetic and excited group of 3-to-5 year old girls, there was quite a bit of, shall we say, "individual expression."

First the girls did some warm-up exercises and dancing to the Mickey Mouse-ker-cise.

Then they practiced different styles of "ballet walk" across the room. Andrea was so swept up in the moment, and her guests, that she paused to hug Izzy and Grandma as she danced her way from one side of the room to the other!

Finally, they had an actual dance routine to perform for us. Andrea did well, but I had to laugh because my poor daughter got the sneezes in the midst of her grand finale. Then I was groaning, because they had to form a circle and hold hands right after she sneezed! I could just feel the other parents cringing behind me. ;) Still, the main thing is the little girls were having a great time. We decided to enrol Andrea in the next session of ballet too, because she's having so much fun in the classes.