The last month of dance class has been a little challenging for Ballerina. Since starting swimming lessons, her interest in dance has plummeted. She has complained and dragged her feet whenever I told her it was time to get ready for dance. I told her the she needed to do the recital and then she would have no more dance. She has been counting down her classes and was SO excited that this was her last time having to dance.
Ballerina was very solemn during most of her recital.
They did this fun chinese dragon as part of leading up to the Mulan number.
I about died when Ballerina let out this big yawn right DURING the performance. Seriously, she was not going to ever TRY to perform.
Another yawn... Jeana had come for the performance and we were just stifling giggles at how BORED Ballerina looked.
But when she came out in her princess dress and Ben caught her eye, Ballerina definitely perked up.
Handsome Husband had to be out of town for Ballerina's actual recital, so Ballerina had planned in advance to ask Ben to dance with her.
It was so cute to see them dancing together.
I love the grins on their faces.
So at least Ballerina got into the last number. She looks so elegant and princess-y.
But once again, she gets solemn as her teacher talks about her.
She did like the rose, though.
Ballerina refused to smile for the group pictures.
The little girl next to Ballerina wanted to trade flowers. Sweetie got a turn holding the flower. I'm not sure what Sweetie was crying about.
So, since Ballerina has chosen to stop being a ballerina, I am thinking about changing her blog name. I hope it won't be too confusing to switch it. I'm going to change her blog name to Katie. Ballerina(Katie) loves that name, she idolizes someone named that and she likes to pretend that it is her name. She even sometimes asks kids that she meets at the park to call her Katie. (Reminds me of how much I loved the named Jacque when I was little because I'd had a best friend by that name) So Katie is her new blog name and we close the curtains on dance recitals for her.
2 comments:
I am so sad that Ballerina won't be a ballerina anymore:(, she is so graceful and gifted!! Awww well...there goes my plans for her winning "So You Think You Can Dance" someday!! LOL!!
Such a pretty little ballerina...but you never know what they will do when they get bigger..part of the fun I would imagine. That last shot of Sweetie breaks my heart. She looks so sad, but absolutely beautiful.. I don't know, it's just a very dramatic shot from such a sweet little girl :)
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