Mini Drill Team Camp

 

Over the past three days, Allyson has been participating in the Mini Drill Team camp.  She has had so much fun learning a dance in preparation for Friday nights home football game.  I gave both her and Lottie the option to do the camp, and only Allyson was the only one that took me up on my offer.  Of course, Lottie's response was, "I hate dance!", so needless to say I didn't have to worry about signing her up for it this year!

 

After Friday's practice on the football field, Shae King came to our house to play.  Her and Allyson are quite the cute little set of friends, so to both being doing drill team camp was pretty fun.  I got home from work and when I walked in the house, they had been in and got their make up ready for the night.  I was a little concerned with their look, so I convinced them that if they wash their face I would paint a design on their cheeks!  They were all for that and we had so much fun painting paw prints and Go Bulldogs on each of their cheeks.

 

So once their faces were painted, ribbons tied on shirts and in hair, these girls were ready to go!  Note that even though Lottie doesn't like to dance, she was all girl when it came to be dolled up, and doesn't she look cute!

 

 

* GVHS G-Getts and Mini G-Gettes *

Gratia Mellor, Shae King, Linsi Hansen, Allyson, Autumn Anderson, Esmae Minor

 

*  Half Time Performance *

 

 

Ally's Half Time Performance

 

Tonight Ally had the opportunity to dance at half time for the high school girl's basketball game.  She was really excited, for they have been practicing and practicing for this dance for a long time.  She was also really excited about seeing her new costume for this dance.  Mekesha had put together several cute songs together about the little pigs and it wasn't until right before their performance were they able to see their  costumes that went with the music to their dance.  All the girls looked so darling and did a great job performing.

 

 

Ally and Lindsi Hansen, these two are partners in the dance.

 

Fun Day at Lagoon



 * America On Stage *

National Dance Competition

LAGOON

 

Let the competition begin!  This girls showed up to Lagoon today to dance her little heart out.  She has a busy day ahead of her and she is ready to show off all that she has worked for over the past several months.  In April, McKenna and her dance team competed in the local 'America on Stage' dance competition where they won and qualified to compete on the National level.  This qualification is what got them to Lagoon today.

 

The Diamonds team did awesome!  There were several other teams in their same division and these girls pulled of a 1st Place in both of their performances.

 

 

 

McKenna and Teersa also did a great job.  They competed in the Jr. Hip Hop division for duets and they too, pulled of a 1st place.  It was so fun to watch these girls dance!

 

 

Not only did we get to watch a lot of dancing, but we also got in a lot of playing too!  McKenna, Trey, Monica and I pulled into Lagoon and hit the rides as quick as we could.  McKenna did not have to dance until later afternoon, so we knew we had quite a while to play before we had to be at the pavilion dancing. 



 

 

The first ride we rode was the Jet Star and then off to Tidal Wave.  McKenna and Monica wanted to ride the bigger rides that Trey and I did not want too, so we went our separate ways.  Trey and I went to the Haunted House and then we were lucky enough to hook up with Mary, Kambree and Laynee.  They wanted to go on the old roller coaster, so the four of them went and I held back.

 

 

It was fun to be with Mary, Kambree, and Laynee today.  We rode the Log Ride, the Bat, and several other rides with them today.  It made it nice because Mary and I could take turns sitting back while the other one of us took these three to play. 

 

 

Trey is a good sport to go and play and then patient enough to watch all the dancing.  I guess it is a lifestyle he will have to get used too with three sisters!  It was fun for me to spend the day with him.  When McKenna was getting ready to dance, Trey would either go with myself or

 



I was proud of Trey this year, he took the challenge and rode a lot of the scarier rides this year.  I spent a lot of time with McKenna waiting and in the meantime, Trey and Monica went and rode the Colasses and Cliff Hanger several times. 

 

Once the competition was over for McKenna, I thought that those three kiddos would be ready to be done.  Boy was I wrong, they wanted to keep going.  They rode several of the rides a couple more times before I practically had to drag them out of there.   We were all completely wore out, but it was worth all the fun! 

 

 

I am so glad that I was able to share this day with these two!  I love the memories that we made spending the day together.  I am so grateful that Grandma JoAnn was able to watch Ally and Tyra.  It would have been an extremely long day in the sun for those two.

 

 

 

McKenna's awards that she received from competing at the American On Stage - National Competition.

 

Dance Works 2015 Recital

 

It's hard to believe another year of dance has come and gone.  This year's dance theme was Dancing to the Movies, so it was so fun to see the different dances put together from theme songs from well known movies.  McKenna and Allyson both danced in quite a performances.  Allyson's favorite was dancing to the song 'Fabulos', she liked this because she liked to wear the sunglasses.  McKenna's favorite song was 'Stand by Me', not only did she like the dance, but she really liked her costume. 

 

 

 Dance Works has always has had two nights of recital, I love this for the fact that I can't get enough of these two dancing.  They just light up the stage. Both girls love being on stage and showing off what they have learned throughout the year.  Ally wasn't nearly as shy this year, so her being on the front row didn't scare her at all.  McKenna is a natural and she has never been afraid to perform. 

 

McKenna summed it when she said #flawless!  I think I would have to agree!

I am so proud of these two beautiful girls!