Chapter 2 - Prima Ballerina Rory

On Tuesday November 24th, Rory had her Christmas Dance Recital. This was her first concert at her new dance studio and while we've been impressed with her progress and her enthusiasm for dance at this place, the organization and overall performance level was a little disappointing. The recital began with us rushing to get to the Covey Center for 4:45 pm only to find out that there were actually 2 shows, one from 5-6:55 and the other from 7:00 - 8:00. It turned out that Rory was actually in the later show and by that time her hair was a mess and she'd spilled some of her greasy dinner on her. When it came time for her to perform, Autumn had had it and was ready for bed and Liam (our man of routine) felt a little out-of-place and didn't really want to sit and watch girl's prancing on stage. Our two sibling monkeys being busy!



Rory's first number was a jazz routine to a modern version of the "Eensy, Weensy Spider". She did a great job of remembering her routine and really did enjoy herself. Here is a picture of her in her costume.




This is a video of her "Eensy Weensy Spider" performance. Please forgive the taping job (I had Autumn on my lap, and couldn't zoom in or my camera would shut off). It's just so you can get a general idea of what it was all about.




Rory's second number was a tap routine to "Suzie Snowflake". Her costume was adorable and she's very excited that she gets to keep it!



In the end, it was a fun night and all that concerned Rory was that her family was there to watch and her best friend Libby. We are very lucky to have such supportive neighbors. The Jaynes family (Libby's family) joined us to watch Rory's "important" night!



We're so proud of our little dancer and are happy she enjoys dance so much!