What have we been up to?

What have we been up to, you might ask?
Well we have had our noses buried in our computers getting all the paperwork ready for the recital & our summer session.

This time of year is insanely busy for us.

Recital decorations are in, pictures have been taken & we are still rehearsing our dance numbers. The big stuff is done! Now we are setting up the program, getting all our ducks in a row!

As we prepare for the recital we are also getting things for the upcoming summer and year ready! New competition invitations have gone out & we are preparing for the July 4th Parade.

Lots of exciting BUT stressful things going on..........but we love ALL our studio dancers & parents!

Recital Time!!!!

WOW, this year has been nothing short of amazing! I can't believe that the studio has been open now for 5 years! That itself is truly a gift from God!

We are only a few weeks away from our Spring Recital. And I do believe it will be the best one yet! Our decorations have arrived. Costumes are getting sent home this week and pictures are Saturday!

All of the parents and students are getting REALLY excited......Me? I am of course extremely stressed. That is how is goes every year. Ms. Pam? Yep, she's pretty stressed as well. I am busy making sure all the costume, hair and other details are perfect. And making sure each dance looks the best it can possibly be! And Ms. Pam, well she is running in circles working with different outside vendors getting Tshirt orders in, Our Programs set up & anything else that comes up!

After recital we don't just relax, nope, we move on to our summer classes. We are really excited about this summer and the year ahead. There are many new things we have underway and can't wait for it all to start!

ZUMBA

We are excited to annouce Sam Crosby will be holding a ZUMBA class at the studio. The class will be Monday, May 17 at 7:30pm. Cost is $5 a person.

Sam's Zumba class is high energy & alot of fun. This is a trial class for the studio and we hope you come out and try the class out!

Come prepared to shake, sweat & have fun!!!!!

Happy Mother's Day

Just wanted to take a minute to wish all my wonderful mom's a Happy Mother's Day.

Me & my family went to Orlando for the weekend and came home today. We spent some time just hanging out with my wonderful momma! She is pretty great!

We have a busy few weeks ahead. Our recital is less then a month away! Where has the time gone? If you ask me, I definitely couldn't tell you! So many of my dance moms told me that once I had Luke time would fly by. And you know what, they were definitely right. Since I became a mother I can't tell you where each year has gone. I look at Luke now and I'm absolutely amazed that my little guy is going to be 4 years old! And then I look at my "tweens" and can't believe that they were just my son's age when they started dancing with me!

So, to all you mom's out there; Have a wonderful day, kiss your babies, and enjoy every minute you have them!!!!

A day with the ladies of Keystone Heights

On Tuesday, May 4th our Performance Dancers & Cheerleaders had the privilege of performing for the ladies of Keystone. We were invited nearly a month ago to perform at their monthly meeting. The girls were of course excited about being able to miss school to perform. However I was excited for a different reasons.

As a young girl dancing in Keystone Heights I was a member of the Lake Area Dance Company, as a member of the company I was able to perform at the very same place. So, many years later when my dancers and cheerleaders were invited to perform for them was something very special to me. And yes, back then I was equally excited about missing school to dance!!

I was so proud of my girls not only the way they danced but by their actions before and after they danced. They handled themselves with poise and class and were very thankful to the ladies for having them as guests. This made me so proud to say that I was their dance teacher!

Below are some pictures from that morning.

Girls -Great job adapting to such a small stage! And sorry all my "Prince" dancers, my camera battery died during your dance! But, you girls know how much I love you and that dance!

The girls have a week and then they have been asked to perform for a local church talent show and we can't wait!!!

Busy Week

All your recital "stuff" needs to be turned in by Thursday. We have now started registering for summer classes. Space is limited and classes are starting to fill up, so make sure you get your registration in and you can receive your free tshirt (quantities are limited)!

We have had the privilege to work with a wonderful artist again this year to design our tshirts. A picture of the shirt is now located in our waiting area, make sure you check it out.

Our 2009 - 2010 Performance Dance & Cheer teams will be performing tomorrow morning at 9:3o in the morning. I'm sure they are excited more about dancing instead of missing school! We will post some pictures tomorrow of their beautiful smiling faces!

Hope everyone has a great and don't forget your wonderful moms this Sunday! I know I won't, because I have a pretty great one!