The pictures from the big show!
Practicing the routine in the kitchen yesterday morning, before the show. Note the ballet slippers. Now that dance is over and Claire is allowed to wear these whenever she wants, they are the footwear of choice in our house.
My big girl, so proud of her work!
Seriously, is she not adorable in this costume??
Claire and Lexi
The sweetest moment ever. Jeff sat down to tell Claire good luck and that he would see her on stage (she and I were driving separately from Jack and Jeff, since Claire had to be there so early), and it was just precious to watch. There is nothing like a daddy and his daughter!
high fives!
As we drove to the show, Claire sang the Boogie Shoes song the entire way (20 minutes!). She also said, "When the show is over, I am going to be so proud."
I didn't know how Claire would be when it was time to for me to leave her backstage, but she did great! She sat right down and started coloring.
I did manage to get her away from the coloring book for one quick picture! After that, she practically kicked me out.
Show time! She was dead-on with her little moves!
Girls who have had Jeff as a teacher came up after and told us what a great job Claire did. They couldn't believe how she remembered the whole routine, and said how unusual it is to see kids in the littlest group actually remember the moves.
I know we're biased, but we were so proud of how well she did!
Claire was so proud of herself, she did not one, not two, but six bows, all while holding her head up and looking out into the audience.
She sat perfectly still while Miss Susan gave her speech at the end and handed out awards to the oldest students. There was just one quick little incident when Miss Susan said something about "standing up" and Claire and a couple of other little girls actually stood up, thinking it was a direction to them. What good little listeners!
And Jack was a perfect little brother, sitting in the audience. He clapped for Claire and all of the other girls, and danced to some of the songs while he watched. I have a feeling this is not the last dance recital Jack will be attending!
Claire and Karen. As Miss Alesha at daycare says, we don't know what Claire is going to do next year without her Karen! Karen goes to Kindergarten this year.
Claire and her dance idol, "Mary the Ballerina". Mary even gave Claire a flower, which was so special!
Claire had a very large group of people that came to watch her perform!
Good job, Claire! We are so proud of you.
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