Genevieve has been in ballet all year, at a studio about 90 seconds from our house. It's not been super fun to haul ourselves out of the house by 8:45 every Saturday morning, but the class has really done a lot to help boost G's confidence. Her teacher, Ms. Kathy, is about the sweetest woman on the planet. After she ushers the little dancers in the room, the door is shut and there's no parent peeking. This has forced G to do her thing and rely just on herself in the room. She's loved it, and I've loved being able to run over to Sendik's for 30 uninterrupted minutes of grocery shopping (the kind of luxury I now live for).
This studio has dancers from ages 3-18, and the recital was no small production. At about 2 1/2 hours, there were routines from all ages and all talents. G's class danced to "3 Little Fishes". Best. Costume. Ever.
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| waiting patiently at dress rehearsal. the studio director wouldn't let any class rehearse without all members being present. naturally we were the one class who had a latecomer. "oh, we didn't know it was tonight". really? the 15-page list of instructions sent home two weeks before didn't give you any clues? some kid's parents, i swear... |
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| dinner break - dress rehearsal was about 4 hours. and the littles were released early |
Grandma Heidi and Pop Pop came in to town for this momentus occasion. We spent Saturday hanging out and enjoying all Milwaukee has to offer, ie, eating.
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| oh breakfast at le reve, how you are indeed a dream |
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| mommy, i'm so full on chocolate croissant |
After that we went to burn off some steam at the playground, and warm up for that night's big gig
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| the girl plies her way across elm grove |
Saturday night I took G early to get dressed and make-up'd. What a big girl!! It didn't stop her from being silly. Here are the many faces of GG the Fish
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| silly fish |
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| stinky fish |
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| happy fish |
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| tongue-twisting fish |
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| the whole school. yes, my little fishie is the only one posing |
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| backstage - tights, mascara, and bobby pins flying. loved it! |
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| our first performance is complete! |
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| proud mama |
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| and proud grandparents! (matt and luke took off during intermission to get the lad to bed. although i will say, the babe did not make a PEEP during the entire first half. matt says he's showing an early affinity for ballerinas. god help me) |
And preparing for the Sunday matinee:
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| arabesque |
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| this is how divas roll to their stage calls |
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| kills me |
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| headed back to the dressing room - shades still firmly in place |
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| SHOWTIME! |
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| post-performance and dra...gg........ing.........also spent time rubbing her eyes hence the bar-fight-chic look |
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| all that twirling and bro can't resist showing off his own moves in g's heels. helllllllloooooooooo blackmail |
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