Miss Julia's Recital

10 Reason's my little sister puts on a great dance recital
*these are pre-performance pictures when the girls are nervous, they were all smiles afterwords.

(Ali, Little Miss precision, she stays on beat most of the time which is amazing if you have ever seen 4 year olds dance)

1. Darling costumes (never skanky). She is sensitive to the older girls who are a bit larger and picks flattering styles.

2. CUTE dances, she is so creative!

3. She teaches her students to be professional and courteous. NO coming in or out of the auditorium during dance numbers. NO cell phones. She has these and other rules announced before the performance starts, and then my mom mans the doors.

(Madison, you can see her Hairspray performance here)

4. She does not put up with backtalk, or rudeness of any kind in her classes or during performances. If she says you will be left out of the game for disobeying...you will be left out. If you miss a month of dance classes you are taken out of the performance. How many people can discipline like that??

5. She performs in her own shows, and she still has that "something" that draws you to her dancing.

6. She encourages her older girls to choreograph their own dances and perform solos, trio, or duets.

(This is one of my greatest friend's little girl, she looks like she hates dancing huh? Well you should see her perform, she is a little sassy dynamo on stage)

7. She is great with little girls, she is enthusiastic, and fun.

8. She doesn't sit in the front and lead the girls through their dances. She leads them to the floor and they are on their own.

9. She focuses on the basics of dance. Most of the girls want to do lyrical and hip hop, and they do but Julia pushes the importance of ballet.

(Miriam lives to far away to take dancing from Aunt Julia, but she LOVES her recitals)

10. Julia is passionate about dance. She has a dream of creating a studio that fosters self esteem in girls. One that teaches them their bodies are amazing and strong. A studio that teaches these girls from a small town to be just as good as girls from big fancy studios. She is making that dream come true!

Congratulation on a great show!