What's On My Happy List?

Dance!

Brie, Hannah and Kyleigh had their year end Spring Recital....

Brie danced to Justin Bieber's Baby Baby...

For the first show I was one of the mothers in charge for her class...our job was to keep twelve  6/7 yr olds quiet, sitting in their chairs, 

get them on stage at the appropriate time to do their number AND not lose anybody along the way....haha..it's actually harder than it sounds...

 

 We just so happen to own some Justin Bieber perfume... so since they were dancing to the Bieb I brought it with, gave a little squirt to each girl before they went onstage to perform...

Brie with one of her dancing friends.....they made the Bieber proud!

I only have one shot of my Hannah Banana. I tried to get more but cooperation and the proper lighting was lacking. ;) Her ballet dress and dance "Renaissance Celebration" from Tangled, with lighted lanterns even...was be-utiful!!  She also had a jazz number to Skater Boy!  She did awesome!

This was Kyleigh's last time dancing as a Starlette, *tear*  so I spent some time back stage taking random photos of her for memory sake.. She had to change costumes 20 times over the course of the four shows....that alone would drive me nuts. But she absolutely loves everything about that and being on the stage performing.

She loves the shoes...

The jewelry...

The makeup!!

And the glitter! 

When I say these girls glitter up, they spare no glitter! {I still have traces on my bathroom floor.} They just kept putting more and more on. Kyleigh can not get enough of that stuff. So since it was their last hurrah together, it was only appropriate that she gave each of the Starlettes a tiny jar of glitter that said "Always Remember to Sparkle!"   Thanks to Kyleigh's fb page and those of her teammates for some of the following pics....

Oh my goodness if you were to have seen the emotions after their last dance together. You thought someone had died. There were tears and deep sobs. {that would be my girl} Even Dad got teary eyed.

 One girl fainted, actually numerous of times that night.  She has a medical condition that causes her to do it, but my goodness it was crazy and added even more drama to the evening. 

They had boys dance with them to their opening Jazz number...Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend. 

 These boys were lingering backstage after the show was over and I'm sure witnessed quite a site....all those boob'in girls!!! It was sooooo hard emotionally for Kyleigh. and I knew it would be..before we even left the house she about burst into tears as I was doing her hair in the starlette-do for the last time. 

I went backstage on night one and saw this sight. They were praying before going on stage. So sweet I think. Kyleigh's friend, Schyler, got to fill in on this night for one of the original boys who had another commitment. I swear he's had the opportunity to watch her dance more over the years than any of her other friends.  Mostly because he has sisters that dance too but it was kinda cool that he got to be a part of it with her. 

                                                                Contemporary

danced to The Man Who Can't Be Moved by The Script

Pointe

The Way You Look Tonight...

Ballet

Men and Women of Our Memories by Enya...Gosh her Ballet dances...gah...I could of cried. 

 

Tap

 Wish I could post the whole "Candyman" tap number but it is more than 4 minutes long. I was able to post a bit of it though....They rocked it!

She loves all the girls and her instructors so much! They've spent hours and hours and hours together over the years. All but three are leaving the Company and moving on to other things, so it was super duper hard for everyone to see it end. Some are contemplating going back just for ballet and maybe contemp but it won't be the same.  Not without that Rockette style tapping and kick line...

       A thank you to her talented teachers....Lone Star Gift Card...

Kyleigh had a balloon given to her with a "star" ring attached from her teachers.  She loves that ring. When we got home that night we kissed that balloon bye bye and let it loose towards the star-lette filled night sky...what a great ride this has been...we are going to miss it. a lot. {Even my little Brie got choked up about it all}, but we are moving on, somewhat reluctantly, but excited for her new dancing adventures.