Princess Sarah

One of the best nights ever!  Couldn't be a more proud mom.  Sarah...the rock star that she always is...did not disappoint.  She worked SO hard and learned about an hour and a half of choreography to perform a lead role as a princess in Spokane Youth Ballet's performance of "The Dancing Princesses."  (Kind of like the Nutcracker...but a different plot).   It was a sold out crowd at the breathtakingly gorgeous Fox Theater.  She shined and glowed all night long.  I was in Heaven too.  The amount of hours and work that went into this night is hard to grasp...but it all paid off.  23 hours of dancing in one week alone plus the many many other weeks of rehearsal.  They flew in pros from across the country to be the leads.  Loved it...but the shiny white tights on the lead male were a little much!  Ava said, "Mom...the guy with the invisible cape had no pants on!!!!"

 4 Costume Changes!  One time I caught her taking her costume off as she was leaving the stage!  They only have seconds.

I didn't get any pics of the multiple back drops, but they were amazing.

 Her head is the really blurry one bent wayyy back.

 All of my pics were super blurry unless she was standing absolutely still.  So no cool action shots.

 Even Russ liked it!!!  What?!  Well, his daughter was on stage all night.

 3 sets of flowers from family and friends!

 Friends.

 Very ornate theatre with gorgeous ceilings!

Her friends were hilarious...they especially couldn't get over the pro ballerino's tights and I think the words "ballerino bum crack" will be an inside joke with them for years.

And now we're glad to get our life back!  Especially Saturdays!!!  We need to hit the slopes.