Ballet Concert

Recently, Elise and her cousin AnneMarie had their first ballet performance. Originally they were going to be Unicorns, but since they are the youngest class and didn't quite figure out the dance, they were changed at the last minute to Bouncy Balls. This involved the innovative feature of throwing your ball in the air and chasing it. You'd be surprised how difficult this is for little girls... especially when the balls are hot pink! What if you don't get the ball back?

Ellie and Annie performed two nights to fix a small casting problem backstage. The first night Ellie was hilarious. When they went on stage before the show to find their marks, Elise refused to dance. When I asked her why, she said she wasn't dancing until she got on stage. Apparently if the curtain is closed there is no stage. She did dance a little during her first performance, but also had a little sadness. When I asked her why, she said she missed me. But I very much doubt that as Ellie is quite independent.



Some happy moments between the two dancers. Rides to the theatre consisted of statements like:

"My bun is bigger than yours."

"My tights are pinker than yours."

"This is my car."

"This is my mom."

And other such cousinly statements. At least they can hug on command! No, they really do like each other. Just a little friendly competition about anything possible.


Hanging out with Daddy before the show. Elise and Dad chowed down on some muffins while Mom fed Meg.

Costumes backstage.... I bet you'll never guess who's dress/headband/leotard was cutest? And once again, who's bun was biggest? Apparently this was really important.

Make sure you don't smile Annie!

The girls second performance was very cute also. We lost some balls to the audience and Ellie wandered around the stage with her arms held out for something pink. Justin insists that everyone must have been watching her since the entire audience laughed when she did something cute. He's not biased, is he?

Below are my phone pictures of onstage pictures and the group photo we take backstage. They are obviously less than stellar. You can find useful pictures (minus the grainy entourage) at http://www.pointesintime.com/ Just go to events, PreBallet "I Love a Circus". Ellie's pictures are on the Wednesday and Thursday early shows.

Ellie keeps asking if we're going to her new performance. I tell her that you only get to perform once a year. Just like every dancer, I guess. When can I go on stage again?