My Three Girls: Recital

The girls had their end-of-the-year dance performance. Some of the poses will probably look familiar if you looked at the rehearsal post :-). Anyway, I love the year end recital. I love the big show in January, of course. It is so dramatic, beautiful, and professional. I love the final recital in a whole different way. Nearly all of the dances are completely arranged by the students. That means choreographed, music chosen, costumes selected and taught to the classes all by students. What an incredible opportunity for these girls! I love to see the way their personalities shine through. We end up with everything from beautiful, classical ballet (Caitlyn's dances :-)

to jazz

and hip hop. Caitlyn had the opportunity to do the dance for beginner pointe with one of her friends, and a lower level ballet class by herself. She was also in a small senior company group of 4 students who arranged their own dance, although the other girls did most of the work on that one. Keegan got to work with 2 different friends to choreograph dances for 2 younger groups. They both really enjoy doing it and do a great job! Caitlyn's dances were to "Beautiful Saviour," and "Voice of Truth," and some other song I don't know for the Senior Company dance, haha. Keegan's dances were to, "Bippity, Boppity, Boo," and "Glow Worm, " which always, always, ALWAYS got stuck in my head.

I especially enjoyed seeing both Keegan and Kelsey (as the smallest dancer)

each in one of Caitlyn's dances. A very neat mommy moment. So proud of these girls!

Kelsey dancing in "Mr. Golden Sun" with her class. You are not supposed to watch the other dancers. Oops.

She got to lead the line! :-)

All those cute little tutu girls.

Final pose

This was Keegan's jazzy dance. The group is from a ballet class, but one of the older girls chose some really lively music and had these girls going. It was so cute!

Keegan spun under their arms first. I was trying to get a picture of that, but kept missing and getting pictures of her spinning the other little girl. Oh, well.

Yes, Keegy is blurry in this picture, but look how straight her knee is! that is something she has to be aware of and this looked so good I though it was worth including blurry :).

A cute step - a little heel, toe, heel thing.

Another final pose. Splits always make me say, "ow."

Caitlyn ended up dancing in part of her own dance to help lead through a tricky part. Here she is, waiting to come on stage.

There is my little Kelse (on your right.) She only added this class toward the end of the year, so she didn't really expect to get to dance with them in the recital. but she got to. YEA! And she learned her part really well, too :).