Ella had her first dance recital with the Lone Star Dance Academy on May 23rd at the Globe News Center for the Performing Arts in Amarillo. No photography was allowed during the recital... but we have plenty of photos from after. We ordered a DVD of the performance and will post some video later.
After the recital Ella was awarded a huge basket of goodies from Mom & Dad, Grandma & Grandpa, and Meme & Papa. She has worked so hard these past eight months and we are so proud!
Her first dance was a ballet to The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies. She loves this pink ballet costume, and was so excited to find out she got to bring it home!
Ella has come a long way since her first dance lesson. Even the academy instructors have noticed how hard she works. They tell us they see a great potential in her, and a natural ability. (She doesn't get that from her mom.)
Of course, I may be a bit biased, but I think Ella was the best on stage in her age group. She has great rhythm and never fell off beat.
For her second performance the class did a tap dance to A Tisket, A Tasket. Ella loves her tap shoes... and my hard wood floors at home are proof of just how much.
The dress code for the academy is very strict. All dancers had to wear their hair in a bun, with no loose strands or bangs. Ella has short hair and bangs, so it took a lot of hair pins and hairspray to keep it all in place.
But she didn't complain once during all the pulling and teasing to get her hair in place. She even sat still long enough to add some mascara, eye-liner and lipstick.
We are so proud of Ella, and look forward to many more recitals.
Ella had her first dance recital with the Lone Star Dance Academy on May 23rd at the Globe News Center for the Performing Arts in Amarillo. No photography was allowed during the recital... but we have plenty of photos from after. We ordered a DVD of the performance and will post some video later.
After the recital Ella was awarded a huge basket of goodies from Mom & Dad, Grandma & Grandpa, and Meme & Papa. She has worked so hard these past eight months and we are so proud!
Her first dance was a ballet to The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies. She loves this pink ballet costume, and was so excited to find out she got to bring it home!
Ella has come a long way since her first dance lesson. Even the academy instructors have noticed how hard she works. They tell us they see a great potential in her, and a natural ability. (She doesn't get that from her mom.)
Of course, I may be a bit biased, but I think Ella was the best on stage in her age group. She has great rhythm and never fell off beat.
For her second performance the class did a tap dance to A Tisket, A Tasket. Ella loves her tap shoes... and my hard wood floors at home are proof of just how much.
The dress code for the academy is very strict. All dancers had to wear their hair in a bun, with no loose strands or bangs. Ella has short hair and bangs, so it took a lot of hair pins and hairspray to keep it all in place.
But she didn't complain once during all the pulling and teasing to get her hair in place. She even sat still long enough to add some mascara, eye-liner and lipstick.
We are so proud of Ella, and look forward to many more recitals.
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