Ballet Recital

Ballet recital...the day finally arrived. All the hard work of the past several weeks was showcased today, on stage, in front of EVERYONE! Were the girls nervous? Not at all! In fact, one of Aliya's greatest strengths is the courage to not be afraid when in front of a group of people. For Kiahna, this was her ballerina dream come true--every book about ballerinas that we have read up to this point were all playing out in her mind. She asked me last week if she was supposed to take a bow before or after she picked up the roses. A little presumptuous, perhaps? Up until this point I had not even considered such a thing, but unknown to me, she had been dreaming about that exact scenario in her mind.

At the VERY LAST MINUTE, I was able to make arrangements with the other moms so that we could collectively participate in the rose-throwing at the end of the performance. All the effort payed off because it turned out beautifully, and according to Ms. Olivia (the ballet instructor), this was the first time roses had ever been thrown on stage at a recital. Leave it up to Kiahna to dream big!

I was so proud of the girls. They did a great job. Aliya knew right where to go and she remembered all the steps. When she had first started practicing months ago, she wasn't sure if she really wanted to do this. Now, she has discovered how much she actually loves it!  Kiahna has always loved anything ballet, and she proved today that she was made for the stage! 

A big THANK YOU to all the family and friends who traveled out to see their performance. I know it made the recital EXTRA special for the girls to have the people that they love share this experience with them.