The Fantastic Five: Dance

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Friday

Christmas Dance Par-tay!!!

Today the girls had their annual

Christmas Party...

...where they got to show us all

a bit of what they have been learning this semester.

With the support of their adoring fans,

the girls did a great job on their

individual dance compositions...

(We were all so proud of 'em!)

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Baby Girl's solo was first...

(You can see her dance in the above video clip.)

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Jungle Girl's was later...

(You can see her dance in the above video clip.)

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Thank you, Miss Amy...

...for continuing to teach my girlies

the beauty and grace of dance!

Monday

Dance Madness 2011

FLUTTER...

by
Kassandre Renee

I watch as, across the floor, she flutters
dreaming of the day when I, too, can do the same

she dances with beauty, divine
with grace of her own design

the grace and poise I know I can master
with dedication and much determination

to be able to slip on my first pair of points and skim across the floor
just as the ballerinas did in the many shows Ive seen before

someday I hope, I dream, I wonder
someday I wish to be the one to flutter

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Congratulations to my Baby Girl
and Jungle Girl for surviving another season of
swirls, twirls, and plies...

You are both...

...my beautiful dancers.

Friday

Welcome to McHockman's- May I Take Your Order?

This is
"Dance Madness" Week
for our family.

Both of our girls

will perform five different times
(Thursday-Saturday),
and with extra rehearsals,
they are at the Carousel Theater
for five days this week.

Since they do not get to eat supper until
after their performance,
I needed to find a fun and inexpensive way
to keep...

...my beautiful girls satisfied
after all their hard work.

Enter...

...The McHockman Happy Meal.

I already had some chicken nuggets in the fridge,
so after running to the store
to purchase some fries
(on sale),
I was able to put together a homemade Happy Meal
with supplies that were lying around the house.

I wanted to give them their fries with
fast food flair,
so I created some packaging with the use of
card stock, stickers, and markers.

First, I took half a sheet of card stock
and laid it horizontally in front of me.

Then I folded up one of the corners
towards the middle of the card stock.

I folded the other side in the same manner.

After folding up the a bottom section
to close off the container...

...I placed a labeling sticker to seal it closed.

After filling the container with fries,
it was ready to go into the happy meal...

...along with some chicken nuggets, ketchup, water,
yogurt, smarties, napkins...

...and a prize,
of course!

Here they are...

...packed and ready...

...to fill up some bellies...

...and bring out some smiles!

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I will be linking this up with
Tatertots and Jello's Weekend Wrap
and
Muffin Tin Monday...

Thursday

Bollywood Monsters...

I LOVE The Dancer's Studio
and all its wonderful teachers...

Jungle Girl has been taking dance there for three years
and Baby Girl has been going for two...

The philosophy for dance at the Studio
is that the children learn discipline and respect
while learning to dance...

It's NOT about a recital.

At least, in the "traditional" sense.

Now, I took dance for 7 years at a little
place called
"Miss Charlotte's School of Dance,"
and I truly enjoyed my dance experience there.

I learned poise, confidence, and the ability to perform
in front of an audience.

HOWEVER, I'd say there was a BIG focus on
THE FINAL DANCE RECITAL.

My parents bought $100-$150 worth of costumes
for me to perform three-four dance numbers
during a 4-5 hour recital.

Whoa.

At The Dancer's Studio,
the end of the year program is optional,
cost us about $20-$30 for costumes
(for 2 girls, mind you),
and the progrma lasts about
an hour and a half.

All the while,
the girls are making memories
that will last them a lifetime...

This is Baby Girl's 1st
"Evening of Dance"
program,
and she is so excited!

The girls will be performing a number called
"Boo!"
which has a Bollywood vibe to it...

It's SO fun...

Now, I am not allowed to take pictures during the actual programs,
so I took pics at rehearsals,
'cause I gotta...

Little Wild Man has been a trooper,
watching his sisters at dance all year...

(Don't worry boy, your sisters will
be getting their "pay back"
when you start soccer in the fall!)

The girls are also helping with the preschool
classes as demonstrators,
so they will be "dancing like the wind"
with the preschoolers in an "unofficial" Saturday morning show...

The program will take place at one of our
local University's theaters,
which is in the round...

(Look at Little Wild Man-
he was helping me take pictures with his
sister's DSi...)