Ezra’s acro class
Sierra’s hip hop class
Sierra’s acro class
This fall, both kids wanted to try out dance classes. Sierra even managed to convince us to sign her up for TWO classes which took place back to back.
The studio was deep in Orleans so it was definitely a quick ‘get ready, get eating supper, get on the road’ Tuesday night for us during the fall.
We typically brought Mia along for the ride which was fun. We would always take turns requesting fun songs to play during the ride. I do remember a particularly fun ride listening to the songs of Parry Gripp.
All these lessons culminated in the Christmas recital at the Shenkman Arts Centre in Orleans. What an honour to grace their stage! We even got to see what it’s like backstage. I’ve always wondered after seeing a lot of concerts there.
I wonder what the story of these kisses on the backstage wall is all about?
Ezra’s changing room! Complete with a mirror!
And a shower!
Backstage
The concert was super fun and while I don’t fully understand the world of dance, I do know that the kids worked really hard on learning all the moves. They did really great.
Even though they did great, they both decided to pursue other activities in the new year. I have to admit that we are a bit relieved. The world of dance is…interesting.
We knew there would be a recital at the end, but they never bothered telling us up front that there were multiple recitals and you had to pay $30 a seat to go to each one. Ezra was really not wanting to go to any of them…when we managed to convince him to go do it, then revised the schedule and was proposing he do two of them. Forget about that! It was hard enough convincing him to do one!
Costumes cost $100 each. As far as I know, that wasn’t advertised when signing them up. I could be wrong. But all that to say, parents should know what they are getting into when they sign up for things. A lot of parents don’t have the ‘inside scoop’ to all the costs associated with an activity.
At the end of the day, the kids know a dance routine and they did pretty good on stage for the Christmas recital. Super proud of them!