Dance Recital Videos

Aubrey's Dance Recital

Aubrey's dance recital was a few weeks ago.  What a fun and special night it turned out to be.  A few weeks before the recital, I started getting a little worried that Aubrey would get scared of the big stage and lights and not want to dance, so I started talking to her about what to expect the night of the rehearsal.  I told her there was going to be a big stage and bright lights, so she may not be able to see Mommy and Daddy, but we would be able to see her.  I also told her that if she went on the stage and tried, she would get a special surprise at the end of the night.  So up to the day of the recital, every time we would talk about it, I would remind her that all she had to do was go on the stage and try to get her surprise.  It turns out that I didn't need to bribe her to get her to go on stage.  Once that curtain opened, she was a dancing machine!  There were only 4 girls in her group and they all did such a great job!  It was such a long night for them.  The recital was supposed to start at 7:00 but actually started 30 minutes late, which is about the time Aubrey goes to bed.  All of the girls had been "backstage" since 6:00, but they all sat through the 23 different dances with no major meltdowns, which is pretty good for a large group of 3-6-year-olds.  The girls in her class all danced both dances and looked like they had fun doing it!

The first dance was a tap dance to Splish Splash.

The Cypresswood girls backstage

Aubrey and her best bud, Kate

On stage - ready to dance!

The second dance was a ballet dance to a song from the Tinkerbell movie.

The Cypresswood girls ready for their next dances.

My beautiful ballerina

She was so excited that the flowers were for her.  She didn't want to let them go.  (We also got her a surprise from the Disney store for going on stage as promised!)

So proud of my sweet girl.

Christmas Dance Recital

Aubrey has been enjoying her dance class for the past few months and was very excited to participate in her first dance recital, until it was time to go up and dance. She didn't want to go at first, but joined the group about halfway through.

December Birthdays, Parties, and Dancing!

It's been a busy December and we haven't even gotten to Christmas yet! Aubrey turned 3! We've also had Christmas parties, birthday parties, family visits, and a dance recital. I have a lot of pictures from the past few weeks and couldn't pick my favorites, so here they all are...

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Happy Feet - Pt 2

Here are a few more videos from Aubrey's dance class:

Happy Feet!

Aubrey's school offers dance classes, and she is finally old enough to join! I remember picking her up from school on the afternoons the dance class was going on when she was a little younger, and she would always want to stop and watch. It's convenient because it's during her school day, so we are not trying to attend a class on the weekend or in the evenings, and she's so young, this is just a fun introduction and gives her a break from her school day once a week. Dance class is on Wednesdays, which is also pizza day, so Wednesday is "A great day!" as Aubrey says.

She gets to take ballet and tap. So, a few weeks ago I took her to the store to buy her shoes. She tried on the ballet shoes, which she was excited to wear because June from the Little Einsteins is a ballet dancer. Then she told me she did not want the tap shoes when she tried them on. I told her to wait until she got home and could try them out to see because she just might like them. She definitely likes them!



Today was her 3rd dance class. I had a meeting downtown for work, which is very unusual for me since my office is now close to home, and downtown is pretty far from my office. Once the meeting was over, my boss said I could head home for the day instead of returning to my office. I headed straight to pick up Aubrey and got to her school right after her dance class had started! I was so excited that I was able to see her class. I think she's got some moves!



I have a few more videos which I'll try to post later this week.