Lily had her first ballet concert last Sunday. And boy what an eye opener it was for me with my non-dancing background. Extra practice EVERY Saturday morning for 5 weeks, dress rehearsals, stage make up, hairnets, lots of hairspray, special beige underwear and a huge crowd of parents, dancers and helpers all doing their bit. I couldn't believe how professional it was - and how much hard work the dancers and teachers all put in!
Lily had an absolute ball, she loves being on stage and especially loved being around the older dancers - even Austin was in awe when he saw one in a proper tutu, he whispered "Look mum, it's a real ballerina".
Unfortunately I don't have any photos of the actual performance yet because we weren't allowed to take any, so these were taken outside and on the dress rehearsal day. The performance was adorable, imagine 20 of these little cuties all on stage together, completely uncoordinated of course.
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| my first attempt at make-up, not so easy with a 3 year old. I quickly decided we would have to skip the eyeliner |
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| backstage preparations |
