Dancing Queen

Ella had her first dance competition yesterday (Valentine's Day) here in Overland Park. Her mini company danced to "Wait a Minute Mr. Postman" and they were adorable!

They actually placed first for the 5 and under category and 10th overall for the up to 9 age group.


Troy is NOT a fan of the make-up, but compared to many studios, ours is pretty conservative in the make-up and costumes. Ella really loves it so far, so we're sticking with it for now. She has a recital in May and another competition coming up in April, but this was the first go round...



I think more than anything, she likes being in a class with two of her friends. Madelyn is also in preschool with Ella three days a week.





Mary has been Ella's buddy since their days at Laura's house as babies!!! She looks forward to seeing them every week at dance class and they have a lot of fun together twirling around in their tutus!





I'm glad to see she was more attentive on stage than she is backstage. She's always too busy watching the big girls dance to concentrate on her own routine.

It wasn't the easiest of days... we had to be up at 6 to get her dressed, made-up (including fake eyelashes) and hair done to be at the convention center by 7:30. But she was a trooper and woke up on her own, ready to go with no complaints. Guess she likes the glitz a little more than Daddy.