Swan Lake

Kate was in her dance company's production of Swan Lake.  She loved every minute of it!  She was a peasant.

Before her age group danced, Kate got to be in an extra part and walk out during the ball to present the prince his present.

 

Kate and her friends, Keira and Sofia

 All the ballet 2 girls with their teacher, Miss Valerie... 

Nuts, Crackers, and Sweets

Kate had a dance performance yesterday,  called the Nuts, Crackers and Sweets.  Her ballet weekly ballet class didn't learn a dance for the performance because most of the girls in her class were in the Nutcracker (which you have to pay $150 to perform in).  So, Kate got to go to some extra dance classes on Saturday for a few weeks to learn a dance to perform.  She loved every minute of it!

They were the Naughty Elves and danced to Louis Armstrong's CoolYule.  Wish I could post video of it, but I'm not that smart, so pictures will have to do.

First, the Naughty Elves danced...

 Then mean Mrs. Santa came out...

 and gave them dolls (which they got to take home -- Kate loves it!)

 Mrs. Santa shows them how to hold them nicely...

 Then they throw the dolls at Mrs. Santa and blame the next girl...

 Then they get broom duty and fly off stage...

 and then take a bow (curtsy, I mean).

 Kate's friends, Ada, Nina and Sophi came to watch her dance.

Little Tap Dancer

Kate started tap dancing lessons yesterday. We are switching her to a dance class closer to home (I've been taking her to Bountiful since we moved). At the new class they do half an hour tap and a half hour of ballet. We searched all over yesterday and finally found her some new tap shoes. She has been wearing them almost all the time. But, there are a few downsides to it -- 1)she can't wear them outside 2) she can't do up the laces and 3) she keeps taking them off, so I have to tie them a million times a day. At least she'll get some use out of them before she grows out of them. Her new dance teacher is the sweetest, bubbliest lady I've ever met. The little girls in the class eyes light up while she is dancing with them. It is really sweet and Kate loves it!