Recital 2016: Rachel

This past week was an exciting and busy one at our house. Rachel and Rebekah had their end of the year dance recital with The Studio. We had a first this year too as each girl was in a separate show. Up until this year, they had both been in the same show. We had a week of full of dance! Tuesday brought a run through of each of the dances on the "big stage." Here is Rachel's class rehearsing on Tuesday.

 Here is the littlest sister showing off her dance moves.  She loved watching her big sisters practice. She will be dancing before we know it!

 Rachel was in Show A which was Friday night and Saturday afternoon. She had dress rehearsal on Wednesday and then it was Friday and Show Time! Here is Rachel headed into the auditorium before her show.

 Here is Rachel with Ms. Jessica, who is the Director of The Studio. She also wanted her picture with Miss Emma, who was her helper in her dance class in Rachel's very first year of dance. Miss Emma is graduating this year.

 This year's theme for the recital was "At the Movies" and Rachel's group danced to "The Good Ship Lollipop." The choreography was great and all her class did a great job! She and Bekah called the dance "The Shirley Temple Lollipops"

 Friday night, Mimi and Pop and Nana and Papa all came in from NC to go to the show.

 Saturday afternoon Rachel had her second show. She was able to watch the first half of the show since she didn't dance until Act 2. Mrs. Judith had come to see her granddaughter, Alexis, dance. Mrs. Judith is Bekah's Sunday School teacher and was Rachel's when she was younger so they were thrilled to see her too.

 We finally got a picture with Rachel with Ms. Audrey, her dance teacher this year, before Saturday's show also.
 

 Saturday's show was just as fun as Friday's!

 This was Rachel's favorite part of the whole dance.

 This is one of my favorite pictures. I took it just as they all jumped into the air.

 This was at the very end of their dance.

 

 Here is Rachel and her group coming out for the finale of the recital.
 
 Here is Rachel and her friend Claire from her class.

 We got lots of family pictures this Mother's Day weekend too. Brent also had a art show this weekend along with the recital so it was an incredibly busy weekend. Thanks to Mimi and Pop and Nana and Papa for all their help making sure all the big girls were in the right spot right on schedule, especially with two separate shows this year and even making sure that the littlest one got to stay home and get her nap with Mimi and Pop and then Papa, so she could make it through the evening shows and the rest of the evening without a meltdown.

 Can't believe this big girl just finished another year of dance! She has been dancing for 4 years already! Thank you to all the teachers at the Studio for another great year! Looking forward another great year of dance next year!

                                              

Rachel, we are so proud of you! You danced beautifully this year! As you told me "I did my best and I danced for Jesus." Great Job! We love you!