Our First Nutcracker performance~

 

When I was a little girl I took dance for many, many year.  Eighteen to be exact but for all the places I took none of the studios or dance academy ever did a Nutcracker performance.  That is the one ballet I always wanted to dance in. 

My daughter is taking ballet from a wonderful company and guess what?  They have a performance of the Nutcracker each and every December.  When this semester ballet class first started she wasn't sure she wanted to be in the performance (in the past her stage fright has gotten the better of her).  My heart sunk just a little but I told her that whatever she decided I would support, even if I was praying and hoping she would change her mind and be in the Nutcracker.  November rolled around and rehearsals for the Nutcracker were in full swing and she had not said anything to me and I wasn't about to ask for fear of bringing up the subject might cause her to make a hasty retreat to the closest exit.

Then a few weeks into rehearsals, I was tucking her in for bed and she hugged me and told me she had made a decision about dancing in the Nutcracker.  I held my breath and sat down on the bed beside her and listened.  She told me she loved ballet so much and because she had two very special friends in her class and because they were dancing with her it gave her the confidence to be in the performance.  My heart did a leap I was so happy!  I told her that she was going to make her ballet teacher very happy.

The first weekend of December was the Children's Ballet Nutcracker,  we are fortunate to have a beautiful Preforming Arts Auditorium to perform in. 

Here are a few pictures for that weekend.  The girls had three performances total, two on Saturday and 1 on Sunday.


It was truly a magic experience for all the girls and for me too.  I volunteered backstage as a chaperon and was able to watch for the wings of the stage.  Being backstage is even better than being in the audience.  You are right there watching just feet away from the performers.  I think I loved it more than the girls on stage~
Enjoy the pictures:

 On stage rehearsals

The first performance:

Some fun behind the scenes pictures:

My sweet girl and her best friend

The ballet company also had a silent auction to raise money for the performance and I contributed one of my tutu purse for the auction:

I was so happy that my Tutu Purse sold for $55!

If you are interested in ordering one of my Tutu purse please drop me an email or comment and I will get in touch with you.   
 
 
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