Dancing Queen

My apologies for the late post today.  Normally I post earlier, but the past few days we were a bit busy.

This weekend my daughter had her dance recital.  The recital features groups of all ages and is really fun to watch.

This recital was divided into three “themes.” The first was about the water – surfing, the beach, the ocean, etc… The second was more serious tap, ballet, and jazz.  The final section was a salute to “the greats.”

Ella dances in the first and third sections with her group.  Her first song will make the Beatles fans who read Happy – Yellow Submarine.  All the gals hopped into a bathtub on wheels that was made up like a submarine.  As the song starts to play, they are wheeled out and exit the sub.  They moved to the front of the stage and do their dance.  It was priceless!

Saluting the “greats” was a fun theme.  Ella’s dance was saluting Betsy Ross with You’re a Grand Old Flag.  I’m not sure if there is supposed to be a kick in it, but she did one!  She looked like she is having so much fun.

The other dancers saluted Babe Ruth (Centerfield – John Fogerty), Henry Ford (Life is a Highway – Rascal Flatts), Nat King Cole (L-O-V-E), Albert Einstein (Weird Science), Dolly Parton (9-5), The Big Band Era (Sing Sing Sing), Gene Kelly (Singing in the Rain), Alexander Graham Bell (Pennsylvania 6-5000 and a few I can’t remember. 

She had two shows – one last night and one this afternoon.  Last night, a boy from her preschool class was there to watch and even brought her flowers!  Honestly, I thought I had more time before boys started wooing my daughter! 

Andrew’s speech therapist, who we’ve become very close friends with, was also there with her daughters.  Ella calls them her big sisters.  They brought her a beautiful butterfly corsage and a baby rose  bouquet.

She had to wear the wrist corsage when she woke up today.  She put her flowers in a vase.  They are next to her bed. On her nightstand.

Today, Nana and Pa brought Aunt Nikki to the show.  Andrew stayed the night there last night, so they brought him to the show. 

A two hour dance recital and a three year old don’t work well together.  We brought his tablet, but he didn’t last long on it.  He was kicking the poor woman’s seat in front of his. He also kept asking if it was over. 

I wound up bringing him out to the lobby so he could run around at intermission. They had a feed of the show on the monitors in the lobby, so I got to watch her second performance on TV.

I’m glad Sam and I got to watch it without interruption last night.  We are so proud of her. 

They featured two seniors from their studio during the show.  One of them had been dancing there since she was Ella’s age.  Perhaps she’ll keep on dancing.  I hope so!