Mellany's first year of ballet came to a close on May 29 with her very first recital! The recital celebrated Indiana's Bicentennial and her class represented "Fireflies" which are native to Indiana. She/her class had been preparing since right after Christmas and she talked about it after every ballet class. She was super excited and this mama was super nervous (would she get scared or nervous when she saw all the people watching? would the lights be too bright? the music too loud?). But she did INCREDIBLE!!! John and I were so proud!! She did every movement like she was supposed to, she knew right where she needed to stand, her timing was perfect.....and when it came to the finale, she waved to her audience like she had never waved before! I could have cried!! The best part is that she loved it. She said she wanted to do it again next year and had so much fun dancing in front of everyone, she loved having her hair done in a "donut" and especially loved getting to wear makeup.
Because Johnny's birthday and the recital landed on the same weekend Gammy, Nana, Aunt Amy and Daxton were all able to be here for it as well. It really was a blast! I see many more recitals in our future!
Recital Picture Day
Recital Day!
(I got to sit with her during the show because I had volunteered to be a stage mom)
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