Dance 2014-2015

Ella has always loved to dance. She is a great little dancer and great at learning choreography. This year we moved from gymnastics to dance. The dance studio "Define Dance" recommended she start in ballet to get the basics and then move into other dance classes, so that is what we did. Well after a year, I have been very unimpressed with the studio and very disappointed with the money we spent as not a lot of skill was learned. I felt as though the studio was very unprofessional and to be honest I could have taught her everything they did in a couple months and I don't dance. So...we learned our lesson and won't be going back, but unfortunately it left Ella with a little less of a desire to pursue dance. Such a shame because she is naturally much more gifted than I. Hopefully we can get her into something a little more fast paced and with A LOT more teaching and training. Anyway, she had fun for the most part and here she is on her last week. 

Her dance class was called Twinkle Stars.

This is her friend Addy who she took the class with.

Her class only had 5 girls, which would have been an ideal setting to really teach them more individually, but instead I'm afraid they kindof just brushed off the class....

Last day of dance class. They wore their costumes to prepare for the recital.

The difference of a real camera and not a phone ;) This is the night of the performance. May 30, 2015. Her dance was called "Magical Fairies". It was pouring rain and thundering and lightening as it has been for several weeks with the flooding that occurred, but we got in without getting too wet!

I had to buy some lipstick for her to wear..since of course I don't wear any!

 It was a very pretty dress.

 Waiting to backstage to perform!

Here she is....I was wrestling Deacon in the back so I didn't use my good camera...she is second from left! 

We love her and are proud of her and who she is becoming!