Hansel and Gretel 2010

Kate just finished her second year in the beautiful ballet "Hansel and Gretel" put on by her ballet company "The Ballet Conservatory". It is an absolutely fabulous production. The costumes, sets, choreography, and DANCERS are amazing! It's so much fun to watch Kate learn and grow each year. This year she was a Bread Crumb Bird and a Troll. I'll try to attach some short videos from dress rehearsal. We'll have a DVD of the whole production in about a month if anyone is interested in watching it.

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Sorry about the AWFUL camera work, but at least this gives you a taste. Kate is the 2nd Bread Crumb Bird when they fly in a circle, and she is a troll with a black hat. It's hard to pick her out, and she disappears quite often, but use your imagination! A real DVD of the performance is forthcoming...

Cool as a Cucumber!

Todd is enjoying a little break from weekly rehearsals now that he's had his dance recital. (That's him down on one knee.) He is in a group called "Show Stoppers" where they sing and dance (it's musical theater training). I LOVE his teacher. She is kind, but no-nonsense. The kids really have learned some fun things this year. This picture is of Todd and his best bud Tate, they are pretty proud of the cool duds (their costumes for "Rock 'n Roll is Here To Stay"). His team consists of 5 boys and 5 girls. They also danced and sang to "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"! I'm not sure how long he'll continue to humor me and do this, but in the meantime....really, really cute stuff!