Sunday, June 8, 2014

Tiny Dancer

Our sweet Clara Rose made her ballet & tap debut this weekend! After nine longs months of learning and practicing, the annual recital for her dance studio arrived.

Rehearsal day!

She was amazing! She kept her composure, remembered all her steps, and looked beautiful and elegant. As soon as the curtain opened for her first routine my eyes filled with tears. She just looked so happy, smiling up there on the stage, looking confidently into the audience.  The music started, all those little hips started shaking to the beat and the crowd roared!


Studio picture

Afterward, we asked Clara what her favorite part of the day way. Certainly the trip to Baskin Robbins after the recital would be mentioned....but, nope! She took no time to reply, "Getting flowers and being on stage!" It appears we have a little dancing diva on our hands.  Before the recital she had been on the fence about whether or not she wanted to take dance classes again in the fall. After the recital, she can't wait to go back to the studio in August. Watching the "big girls" dance in the evening recital definitely solidified the decision for her. She was in awe watching them dance across the stage and was already making plans for when she gets to dance like that, too.


Proud parents and brother with our little tap dancer/ballerina