The studio had informed the parents that the doors to the house would open every four dance numbers and we were encouraged to retrieve our dancers and bring them in to watch the show. They even provided one free ticket to each dancer to use themselves. In theory, this was a good idea. And I admit I'm glad the girls were able to see most of the show. But each time the door opening arrived, the house lights would come up too. Then a horde of people would go filing out of the theater. Entire families would leave after seeing their dancer. It was so disruptive and pretty awful theatre etiquette.
What was that? You want to know about our own little dancers? Of course.
They were splendid.
Phoebe glowed and was so graceful. She had practiced at home several times during that last week before the performance, and it showed. I got kind of teary eyed watching her on stage.
Sophie had so much spunk and personality, she was a delight to watch. I loved her whole dance, but my favorite part was at the end. When the song was over she curtsied, then proceeded to blow kisses the entire walk off the stage. The audience loved it.
We celebrated the hard work the girls had put in throughout the year by going out to dinner as a family afterward. They were both shocked that we let them keep their makeup on at the restaurant. Once we were home, we went through the process of washing off all the products from the show. Sophie's hair kept its ponytail shape even after the hair tie was removed, thanks to all that gel.
The girls are already looking forward to the next recital.
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