YaYa's 'Enchanted' dance recital 06/08/08

Last month you saw that LuLu had her dance recital, one Lisa also participated in. I may or may not have mentioned that Lis also works (in exchange for free tuition for YaYa) at the dance studio of her childhood dance instructor.

Today was their dance recital. Lisa was in two dances and YaYa in one. No still or motion photography is allowed during the recital but I'll try to post clips of YaYa's performance when the professional DVD arrives.

The theme of the show was based on the Disney movie 'Enchanted', and YaYa danced a duet as a mouse. Unlike the other recital this is a more home style, low key affair, despite being held at Alverno College. For that reason Lis had to improvise much of the girl's costumes herself, including the ears.

I was a bit worried about the dance. YaYa had only been at the school for a few months and was rusty, but I worried for nothing. She came out beaming,  standing as tall and as perfect as a statue, her face animated with joy. The girl has a natural thirst for the limelight and even a stranger could see that she was soaking it in. She even sang along with the song that was playing! Her footwork was less than stellar, but again, chalk that up to the limited time she had and a smidgeon of my genetics. It was more than balanced out by her smile onstage.

Afterwards, roses. A yellow one from me (just to be different from the one I gave Lisa)

and a red one from Lisa's Mom and Step-Dad. (I asked my family not to come, not out of anger but becausethey had been forced to miss LuLu's show, and I did not need her to feel slighted if they came out in force for YaYa's)

Lisa favors the other studio but acknowledges that at this one duets and solos are routine, which is something right up YaYa's alley. So we'll see if she returns there in the fall.

Good job girl!