Recital

Feeling not so sure about all this!

The recital came and went and fun was had by all! Elle had a great time these past few months in class and really worked hard on her recital piece. I wish I had remembered to bring the video camera to the last practice as she was very comfortable and confident in her regular ballet uniform with just me and the other moms watching.


Finally warming up! Elle had a tremendous aversion to her recital outfit (I didn't care for it either!). It itched and tugged on her neck and the Pooh ears were tight and unfamiliar to her. So when a Pooh ear-band went missing, Elle gladly gave hers up to the girl without.
















About halfway through, Elle stopped dancing and became irritated with her uncomfortable outfit, keenly aware that there were nearly 600 people watching her and determined to find us in the crowd. Enjoy....



After each class had performed, the girls sat center stage for the finale. They were again distracted as this was the first time the teachers had danced behind them. The closing song was uneventful, but Elle had something extra special for the real finale! Watch closely as I had to clip and clip and clip to make this G rated for the protection of our sweet girl who had had just about enough of her hair bow, outfit, Pooh-ears and just wanted a cookie!



Flowers from Mama and Dada.






A smile with her teachers.






Elle's favorite part of the afternoon was having her family there to cheer her on and the special dinner made by her Aunt and Uncle to celebrate.