The Nutcracker

B's dance studio has been putting on the Nutcracker for YEARS and since she's been with them a year now - she got to be in it!!!   She got the part of a "peppermint."   I didn't know it till the preformance - but that meant "background person".  D said you have to start somewhere. (:  She had a good time and said she is glad she was in it - so that's what mattered.   Here are the lemon drops, peppermints, and gumdrops.

Bowing.  She's far left in front.

A LARGE production to organize and get it on the stage -so we're happy she was a part of it!  She came home late after the Stage Rehersal, Dress Rehersal, and after 2 shows in one day . . . then she had one Matinee too.   Busy week - she was ready for some extra sleep!

We're glad family got to come support her!

Dancer on the left was the girl onstage with B - Dancer on the right was B's assistant teacher last year.

Click here to see her in the Nutcracker

She's in the middle back row - back behind the main girl dancing to the right in the middle

It's only 13 seconds . . . she goes to one side then the other and around in a circle - then poses.   If you missed the 13 seconds when the curtain goes up - you missed most of B's dancing.  (:

 Click for a 17 second clip of the middle of the dance

She got to be on stage with Clara and a sugar plum princess - they did most of the dancing.

Click here for 13 seconds near end

B's in the back trying to help her younger neighbor stay on track.  (:

Sorry my video camera hasn't been figured out yet - it stops at random parts.