starlight festival of dance october 2020

it never stops around here... we may have a birthday to organise and party food to make, but first up, lyrical troupe at the startlight festival of dance. we are so thrilled to be able to be back dancing at competitions after the april ones were closed down due to the covid issues.

madeline and her little troupe mates put in a stellar effort and walked away with third place in their category. (we absolutely will not mention that there was three entries haha - something we may want to know in the years to come, but they still danced beautifully!)

i love seeing them all on stage together and their love for dance. it makes all the long practices and driving and preparation worth it for us mums!

and seeing them so happy to take a place is the very best bit of course! look at her! ❤

i love their costume so much too, it's so flowy and delicate - their routine was to "here comes the sun" by syml, (a sweet folky style cover of the beatles original) and the sunny yellow is just the cutest thing. i'm so proud of our tiny dancer!

rebel heart: 2019 step up dance academy concert

there is nothing that makes me prouder than watching madeline dancing on stage. i actually can't believe how graceful she is (does not get that from me) and watching her knowing how much hard work and practice goes into it all, just makes it that much sweeter.

tonight was her dance schools end of year concert - this years theme was "rebel heart" and our sweet girl was in three dances this year

first up was her primary ballet class - who performed the spanish dance

complete with fans and all. so cute! i loved their red tutus.

some wonderful mums and dance teachers even posted some backstage shots, so we got to see it from all angles. haha

next up - her lyrical troupe. they did the same dance they performed at the april and october competitions - stand by me.

same dance meant same costumes, which was fine by me - one less costume we had to buy haha

our cute lyrical girls with their teacher miss georgia

finally - maddie was part of a large ensemble consisting of multiple ballet technique classes in together. we all looooved this costume, a white tutu with a coloured swirl around it, different ones depending on their level in the class - purple (junior), blue (senior) and gold (advanced/en pointe)

i take my hat off to whoever put this dance together - it had all kinds of elements and separate dances within it and somehow it all came together. i have to admit that even on stage rehearsal night i was a bit worried. for no reason apparently.

look at these cuties backstage - having a good time!

it was a great show and i loved it! seeing how much works goes into one evening is incredible and i am in awe of those who put it all together.

the only sad part was having to say goodbye to madeline's beautiful dance teacher miss georgia. she is moving to queensland next year to study and i know she will be so missed, not just by our girl, but so many of them. she has been such an incredible teacher and really nurtured madeline and believed in her, even selecting her to dance in the lyrical troupe. she taught her in ballet this year and last year and then in the lyrical as well this year. miss georgia we will miss you!

what an amazing year at dance. can't wait for the next one!

suda showcase

we've just made it through our first step up dance academy showcase! once a year madeline's dance school has an evening where all the students who are part of a troupe or do solos/ duos etc have the chance to dance in front of their family and friends in a relaxed atmosphere. so off we went so our girl could dance in her lyrical troupe.

it was a great night, there was games, raffles and tables set up like they would be at a quiz night to allow everyone to chat away between sets.

our little dancer was thrilled to be able to participate and loved having me and aunty dom and nannaleah along to watch.

my only complaint is that i'll probably be cleaning up glitter for the next month! fun times!