Sweet Lion

Dance recital weekend took place on Saturday and Sunday.




Summer’s class routine was to the highly acclaimed ‘Lion Sleeps Tonight’. She and her four other fellow lionesses danced around and followed the cues of the ‘lion hunter’.


The dress rehearsal had the most comedy. Summer’s tail fell off, so she decided to wear it as a boa for the remainder of the rehearsal. That evening I sewed it on – securely.
It was the cutest fiasco you have ever seen. I could not stop laughing – so the video is a wee bit jumpy.



Sunday – the big performance – all pistons fired. Summer actually paid attention to the cues (though not quite synchronized) and all of her fellow Lionesses performed beautifully. She was thrilled that our neighbours came to watch her – she was so excited to have more than just Mommy and Daddy in the audience.

We have never been more proud of her.

Since it was the studio’s 15th anniversary, there was a special video presentation and a whole two hour program of dance. Summer really enjoyed watching the other performances. She made it for a full hour before all the excitement started to catch up to her.

I have a feeling she will want to continue in the Fall. She has made some nice little friends so dance class also serves as an ‘organized play date’.

I know that where she has trouble with some of the movements, she makes up for with her enthusiasm, character and determination.