Recital Memories

As we are getting ready to close out another year of dance with their Spring Recital this weekend, I was looking back at some pictures of both girls and how they have grown up in the time they have been taking dance.
Here are each of them the first week they each began taking ballet at The Studio.
Yes, they are both wearing the same leotard in each picture and it belonged to Aunt Ashelyn when she took dance at their age.

The picture on the left is Rachel in September 2012 and on the right is Bekah in November 2013.

                                  
This picture of Bekah looking in the window is from Rachel's first year of dance. This is what she did every single week (either that or try to open the door to the classroom  where Rachel was) until she finally got old enough to begin dance herself!

Here are Rachel and Bekah in their first few weeks of dance during their classes and first ballet watch days. Look at those sweet faces that were so little!

The pictures above are from their first recitals. Rachel in 2013 and Bekah in 2014.

These are also from just before last year's recital which was Bekah's first recital and Rachel's second.

These pictures were taken during the actual recital last year. Now we are headed into all the fun of this year's recital. Here are the girls getting their curls. Yes, we pulled out the sponge rollers again. Here they are headed into rehearsals this week as well.

In the picture here with them holding hands, they are wearing leotards that belonged to my sister and I when we took dance.

Here is Bekah with Ms. Jessica just before rehearsal started on Tuesday and both of them warming up for their dances at rehearsal.

Wednesday brought us to dress rehearsal and of course, a few pictures afterwards. When I see my girls day after day, I notice them growing but looking at these pictures even from the past two to three years of dance, I can see how fast they are really growing up. We are so very proud of them and they are beyond excited about their recital this weekend!

 

 We are Recital 2015 Ready!

May 13, 2015