Late Night Run Through

 It's 4:05 am on a Friday. It's recital day 1, show 1, aka the most wonderful time of year around the dance studio. 

Hectic and nutso at times, but after a Route 44 Sonic drink it's ok. Worth it more or less. 

In my mind I'm running through the staff dance, to do list, accounts to post to, kids' to find to help fix hair and makeup, remember this and that and them and all of the above. 

Yes I'm serious- recital is seriously the best!

Starting in August every year I hear the songs the kids are dancing to while at my desk, I hear them tell their mommas when they come out all about the new steps they learned or combinations in tap, jazz, or ballet;but I never get to see the actual dances until recital comes around. 

So during dress rehearsal when I'm not looking for shoes, working on accounts, or sorting shirts, I get to not only watch all the little ones from ages 1 to 5, but also watch those babies watch in awe of the teenagers with their fast tapping feet, clogging skills, the huge group numbers, and of course the fabulously amazing production number throughout the entire show- this year just happens to be... Wait for it...

The Wizard of Oz. 

boom. 

I also get to watch the babies jump out of their mommas' laps and into the aisles of the auditorium to mimic the older girls' dance moves or make up their own. 

Why yes it will melt your heart. 

On the days where you think the world is crumbling to pieces for one reason or another, watching the kids dance and their excitement for the show reminds me why I love my job so much. 

*and why I absolutely can not wait to put Piper in dance and see her at her first recital*

Also, after being behind the scenes on it all the past 5 years, I know it's all done strictly for the kids. No financial gains, no "oh look at us", no personal indeavors, but simply because we want the kids' to have the best recital experience possible. 

In the end, it's all about giving the best to our dance kids because to us they're our own. If you hurt one of them, you'll have more than 1 momma to deal with. 

When you see us post about the KDAS family, it's because it is a family. 

You bond, you help, you pick up one another, you hold your teammates accountable, you praise one another after a performance, you practice, you perform, and most importantly...

You always stick together. 

Oh. Wait. 

Did I mention they win big trophies too? Like taller than me? 

But most importantly they have sportsmanship and class.

Let me give an example (because I've told almost anyone who asks how dance is this year). 

That's a thank you mote from another studio at the last competition. I'm a tad proud and I'm just the secretary (and bandaid distributor and splinter puller). 

So.  

If you have nothing to do on this so far rainy Friday at 6:30 or Saturday at 1:30 & 6:30pm. Come on to the MJHS auditorium and see what these kids have worked for and what the competition kids have won all these awards for. 

You'll have a blast no doubt.