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As always, it was difficult for me to find the right words to describe the year-end recital.  I has been almost a month now and I have missed my sweet dancers so much.  Tomorrow is dance camp, and I find myself so tickled with excitement to see them again.  So thrilled, in fact, that I have finally mustered the energy to write about the show.

This year, our theme was “Believe”.   It was about all of the things we believe in, whether it be angels, fairies, or monsters under the bed,  believing love and believing in ourselves, and most of all, believing in our dreams and the beauty of the human imagination.

The show was perfect.

Hilarious,  adorable, nerve-wracking, heart-soaring…. everything, even the things that went wrong….

Perfect.

I’ve said it before, but it felt like my birthday, Christmas, and my wedding day all in one.

The best part was getting to hug or high five each child as they came off the stage.  Or maybe it was seeing all of their hard work being performed….  Or even seeing the looks on the parents faces, glowing with pride for their little ones….. Or maybe it was knowing that every single minute I spent during the last year dreaming, preparing, worrying, working- was all worth it…

Or maybe it was having the BEST support system of  my husband, sweet Angie, my family, Mandy, and my dance family (oh my goodness… the BEST, most thoughtful, most loving dance parents and students in the world… how did I get so lucky?)

We did it guys.

Thank you.

First, a couple of links for you to enjoy (turn your speakers on!):

This one is one that I made for my brother.  We played it at the show and everyone cried and rejoiced together as they gave my brother a standing ovation.  He raised his arms up in the air.. a victory sign…  and Angie and I agreed that it was a moment that we would never ever ever forget as long as we lived.

http://www.bingphotography.com/brad/

This link goes to  the year-end slideshow I made.  Hang on till the end of it so you can see all of my pretty costumes!

http://www.bingphotography.com/msod2009/

And of course, some photographs of one of the best days ever!

From the amazing and gifted Angie Hayes, who not only danced in the show and had a child performing as well… but she designed the stage, took photographs, and basically held me together all year long.  I have the bestest BFF EVER!!!!  (to the moon and back!)

“Dream”- the opening number

“Ordinary Miracles”

The hilarious hip hop girls!

“If All The Raindrops”

“Harry Potter and the Enchanted Dolls”

Nightsong Fairies sending the Apple Blossom Fairies off to dreamland….

Angels

Twinkle Twinkle Little Stars

The “Second Star to the Right” girls waiting their turn:

This next set of photos is from another amazing friend, Miss Jenny Kaeding.  She drove 20 hours round trip just to be at my show, capturing it all with her fantastic talent.  She also did everything from buying me tights at wal-mart at the last minute,  ran to McAllisters and Starbucks for everyone,  checked in on my poor sick hubby (who felt like he was near death at the time of the show, bless his heart!), and gave me hugs and smiles all weekend long.  (I love you Jenny!)

Backstage:

A couple of little Baby Bing Camera Ninjas…

I told them all they had to go potty before the show,  so they all tried to go at the same time,  haha!

Backstage Yoga:

getting nervous and excited… 5 minutes till curtain!

Opening number:

Our awesome group… “All For Believing”  (For those who care, I am on the far left and Ang is in the second row center)

More Monsters… I dyed pillowcases brown and sent them home with the kids… they did the rest! (Aren’t they scary?)

Brad watching his slideshow:

Brad’s “standing o” from the audience:

“When you Believe”- the girls of this group danced right after Brad’s show and dedicated the dance to him.  They were so awesome!

*sigh*

My school is my heart.  How did I get so blessed?

Off to spread some sunshine!

Bing

Bing