Sydney the Ballerina

Sydney started taking dance last year (Sept 05), but we didn't put her in ballet. I'd heard from several people that ballet bored their daughters. So we put Syd in Rhythm & Dance, thinking she'd learn jazz and lyrical. (She didn't.) In May, her dance teacher missed a class, and the ballet instructor offered to let Syd try her class. Syd loved it! We took the summer off and signed her up for ballet in September.

Three months later, she says she wants to take ballet until she's "an adult and 29." Her ballet teacher, Ms. Amy, has danced with Janet Jackson & Gregory Hines, to name a few. She loves to dance, and she loves to teach dance--and she loves the kids. (Plus she's a Christian, so the kids never do anything or dance to music that's inappropriate!)

Here are a few pictures from last night's recital. I don't know if Barry will get any better ones tonight (we traded nights so the boys wouldn't have to go). If he does, I'll post those later.


Sydney received roses from Nana, Papaw, Papa Rod, GranMary, and me & Barry after her recital. (Actually, she's getting a dozen roses each night, but we didn't take all of them with us.) She's in front of an 8-foot tree at the NCO Academy.




















Bryce wanted his picture taken with Sydney, but after several attempts, I quit trying to get them both smiling and looking at the camera.




















This is during Syd's class's performance to "Summer Wind" by Frank Sinatra. Sorry about the lighting & overall photo quality--Soldier Hall is dark. I tried to play with the camera settings...Barry knows more about lighting and stuff. Hopefully his pictures will be better!