Hallee's Recital

Hallee had her dance recital last weekend.  It's a very long weekend with a dress rehearsal and two performances, but she loved it. She has fun hanging out with her friends during the performances.

She did two dances.  She looks so grown up.

I get lots of pictures during the dress rehearsal because I can't use my flash during the performance.

I'm glad we had the dress rehearsal to realize that we were tying her wrap wrong. It kept slipping down so you could see her shorts.  We watched some videos and figured out what we were doing wrong so she didn't have any problems with it at the performance.

I got a couple of pictures at the performance with my phone, so they aren't as clear. 

They danced to "Surfin' U.S.A."  

She is so fun to watch. She has the best facial expressions and looks like she is having the best time up there!

The second song they danced to was "September."

She didn't like the costume, but I thought it looked so cute on her.

Hallee's teacher, Annie texted me and told me that she thought Hallee should try out for the competition team.  She said, " I love having Hallee in my class. She is seriously the glue for our class- I can always count on Hallee to remember the choreography and to be a leader. She listens well and works hard and it shows! The other girls look up to her and always look to her if they feel behind or lost in any way with the dances. She is kind and never brings drama. She is the greatest!" 

Annie is worried that Hallee isn't getting pushed enough in her current dance class.  Laura also texted me and said that Adria, the competition teacher, wanted her to reach out and ask Hallee to try out.  I talked to Hallee about it and she debated, but decided against trying out. She doesn't want to make that time commitment and she loves Annie and wants to stay in her class. 

Hallee is taking dance in middle school next year, so she thinks between that and her dance class, that will be enough for her. 

Hallee said she was very glad she wasn't singing this year. She wasn't nervous at all, just excited.  I do miss hearing her sing, but I totally understand why she doesn't want to.

They did group pictures after the dress rehearsal.

Keith and I went to both shows on Saturday.  She did great in both of them!

They do a slideshow of all the dancers at the end while they all take a bow.

Hallee sure is a beautiful girl!

Hallee was so excited when we told her we were getting Cafe Rio after the show.  It's been a long time since we have been there and Hallee loves it!  We had some gift cards that we have been saving and it was the perfect night to use them!