This Sunday was Gabbie’s (last) dance recital. She has been dancing at her studio since she was 4, so this was her 14th recital with them. As a senior, she performed a duet with the other graduating senior and her solo, as well as group dances for tap, ballet, pointe, hip hop, jazz, and lyrical.
This year, our seats weren’t assigned, so I got there early to get in line to claim seats. The dance studio owner let me and the other senior mom in early, thankfully! And she gave me “reserved” signs to put over the chairs I was saving for the rest of my family – even with that, everyone was looking and someone even asked me if the seats were taken. Yes, obviously! Anyway, I chose a seat behind the front aisle, so my camera view was pretty clear!
First, Gabbie and the other senior got their senior gifts. Also on the stage are the younger kids getting 5 and 10 year dance awards.
The first dance was tap and there was no music, just the rhythm of the tap shoes and some voices. They did a cute thing where they pretended Gabbie made a mistake and they all said “wrong dance, Gabbie!” and the audience laughed. Gabbie and the other senior are in the middle here, with the different costumes.
Gabbie’s next dance was the senior lyrical duet. The two seniors choreographed the dance together. The song was Dog Days Are Over.
Next was Ballet with the song Emeralds.
In the same costumes plus pointe shoes was the pointe dance Esmeralda Variation.
Hip Hop was next with the song Move.
I think jazz is my favorite style to watch and that song was Cry Me a River.
Gabbie’s solo song is Lost.
And finally, the Lyrical class danced to Never Enough.
Here are a few of the studio pictures that the pro photographer took:
It’s a wrap on my dance mom career…although Gabbie does plan to take summer classes plus join a dance club or two in college!
