Hannah's Ballet Recital

After months of practice and lessons, Hannah's ballet school had its big recital this weekend. What a crazy week! The kids had dress rehearsal Tuesday and Friday and performances Saturday and Sunday. I signed up to be a helper mom, so I sat backstage with Hannah's class on Friday and Sunday. I was able to watch the show on Saturday with our family, who all came in from out of town for the weekend.

All of the kids had to arrive about an hour and a half before show time in order to get dressed and put on their make-up. Some parents brought snacks and coloring books for the girls because they would be backstage for around 3 hours. In the beginning, most of the girls sat nicely and waited, but by the end, they were running around the room, ready to be finished!

The school had a fun theme for their show this year. It was called "Dancing off the Page," and each dance was based on a different children's book. The show began in a library at closing time, and once the lights went out, the characters from the different stories started coming out of the pages of a large book onstage.

Hannah's teacher chose Clifford for her class's theme. Though the girls had a little trouble remembering their dance, which is expected considering their age, they did an excellent job and were quite adorable as well!

Their dance ended with them all giving Clifford a big hug:

After the show, my parents, Josh's mom, and I all had bouquets for Hannah. She could not stop grinning! She kept saying over and over how proud she felt and how much she loved her flowers. It was a perfect way to end the year!