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!
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| The first dance was a tap dance to Splish Splash. |
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| The Cypresswood girls backstage |
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| Aubrey and her best bud, Kate |
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| On stage - ready to dance! |
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| The second dance was a ballet dance to a song from the Tinkerbell movie. |
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| The Cypresswood girls ready for their next dances. |
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| My beautiful ballerina |
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| 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!) |
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| So proud of my sweet girl. |
