Dance concert!

Cadence has completed her first year of an extracurricular activity, since she finished up her year of Creative Movement class (an introduction to ballet and basic dance technique).  I didn't know what to do when 4:30 rolled around on Monday afternoon and we weren't headed to the dance studio.  She loved it, especially being a part of the huge dance concert that included all the "big kids".

Ready to dance!  She's practicing one of the steps

She had to work hard to remember all her steps and even then she didn't get all of them on stage.  But we were very proud that she didn't get flustered or upset when she missed something, she just listened to the music and looked at her classmates and got back on track.  And kept smiling!

Before the concert with some buddies in the studio/dressing room

She had 3 of her grandparents here for this, so that was pretty exciting too.  Plus, since the show was in the theater at daddy's school and included the aforementioned "big kids" from daddy's school, many of our friends and daddy's co-workers have been affirming her performance. It was adorable.  I think the girls in her class almost could have just stood on the stage with their cute costumes on and still would have gotten applause.

Cadence and Dassa

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She was really tired when it was all over.  Two concerts and a dress rehearsal is a grueling schedule for a 4 year old!  I can only imagine in a few years when she wants to do ballet, and tap, and cirque.  And play t-ball too.  Yikes. (We won't really let her do all those activities.  Two, maybe.)

This Saturday is her end-of-the-year program at preschool.  Once that's done, summer can really begin!