Christmas Dances– Wednesday and Thursday

Advanced Modern

I just love my studio. And Christmastime. And Christmastime at my studio. <3

Yesterday was crazy. Beyond crazy. To be honest, I’m not even sure how I got to Thursday, so coming up with all of your lovely details is going to be quite a challenge, indeed.

But nobody ever said that Christmas Program week was easy. Ever. And no one ever said that it wasn’t completely and totally awesome. Ever.

Miss Bethanny and I rounded up our Ballet/Tap girls and practiced their dance piece by piece. When all was said and done, Bethanny read to everyone, while I dressed each little princess in a red tutu and hair clip. Afterward, the door was opened, and everybody and their fourth cousin flooded into Studio B. The kiddos performed their dance twice, remembering virtually all of the steps without any help at all. They were fabulous.

After work, it was down to the Training Center with me for modern. I went over a few steps with Carrie and Elizabeth, had an elaborate conversation concerning Abby’s red Christmas shirt and ate a bag-full of food before heading into class. We warmed up, stretched and then finished our dance in a snap. A few run-throughs later, our parents came in to view our work. Despite limited choreography and practice time, our performance was practically flawless. I could feel the energy from our limbs work its way into the floor and up through the walls, to reach our tightly packed audience. It was awesome.

I threw my hair up in a bun, for it was on to Training 3! We did a bit of barre, ran our dance several times, and then– what‽– it was time for our parents to come inside. Once again, we performed twice, taking a break in-between to work on “landing softly.” All in all, I felt that we put on a very nice show, and I am so proud to have been a part of it.

Today, I arrived just in time to complete my cleaning job and run some errands with Moriah. After a stunningly encouraging conversation with Miss Jenna, Ballet 2A began. We edited and practiced the girls’ dance, dressed everyone in silver tutus and Christmas ribbon and ran down to the Training Center to perform. The girls were absolutely lovely; I couldn’t have asked for more. Taking their seats, they were able to watch the Training 1 girls’ show (gorgeous!), which just about made them squeal with delight.

In the aftermath, I collected tutus, ribbons, streamers and handed back belongings. Beyond that, I had to collect my things from the main studio and hurry to my car, where my new puppy was waiting.