Dine and Dance
I had a different, but fun, afternoon today. I was invited to attend a dance recital that my niece was participating in. There were several groups from her dance school, and they all put on great performances. My niece and her group did very well, and it was fun to watch her. She's been dancing for several years, and is very good. Her group has won several awards for the routine they performed today, so I am very proud of her and the other kids.
There were a couple of groups of wee tots performing, and they were adorable. They would constantly watch each other to see what they were supposed to be doing, they would forget steps, and of course there were a couple that were very shy and took awhile to get going.
There were a couple of ballet routines that were very lovely, several tap routines, some jazz numbers (which is my niece's area) and a couple of rap routines. I am definitely not a fan of rap, but it was entertaining watching the kids dance, regardless.
We were not allowed to use flash photography, and were not supposed to take videos of the performances. As it was quite dark in the theatre, the few pictures I took didn't turn out very well. I can understand them not wanting flashes being used - although there were many people using them anyhow. But I must say that I was not too impressed with them not permitting the parents to take videos of the performances. They announced that videos would be available for purchase later, and I honestly think that's tasteless. The parents already have to pay a fair amount for the classes, the costumes, and the tickets to the performances, so it really irks me that the school charges the parents for videos. Of course, a lot of the parents do their own videos regardless, but it's just the princple of the whole thing that I find distasteful.
At any rate, aside from that, I really enjoyed the whole thing. Afterwards we headed out for dinner, and had a pleasant visit. I wasn't thrilled with the food, I must say, but the company was good, and it was a nice way to cap off the afternoon.
I don't really have any other news at the moment, so I'll wander off for now. I hope everyone is having a good weekend, and I shall be back in a day or two with more links!
There were a couple of groups of wee tots performing, and they were adorable. They would constantly watch each other to see what they were supposed to be doing, they would forget steps, and of course there were a couple that were very shy and took awhile to get going.
There were a couple of ballet routines that were very lovely, several tap routines, some jazz numbers (which is my niece's area) and a couple of rap routines. I am definitely not a fan of rap, but it was entertaining watching the kids dance, regardless.
We were not allowed to use flash photography, and were not supposed to take videos of the performances. As it was quite dark in the theatre, the few pictures I took didn't turn out very well. I can understand them not wanting flashes being used - although there were many people using them anyhow. But I must say that I was not too impressed with them not permitting the parents to take videos of the performances. They announced that videos would be available for purchase later, and I honestly think that's tasteless. The parents already have to pay a fair amount for the classes, the costumes, and the tickets to the performances, so it really irks me that the school charges the parents for videos. Of course, a lot of the parents do their own videos regardless, but it's just the princple of the whole thing that I find distasteful.
At any rate, aside from that, I really enjoyed the whole thing. Afterwards we headed out for dinner, and had a pleasant visit. I wasn't thrilled with the food, I must say, but the company was good, and it was a nice way to cap off the afternoon.
I don't really have any other news at the moment, so I'll wander off for now. I hope everyone is having a good weekend, and I shall be back in a day or two with more links!
posted by Fullmoondolphin at 12:37 AM
6 Comments:
Yeah that really sucked about the videos having to be purchased! I'm thinking most parents probably abide by that rule but if I were one of them, I wouldn't!
But then..... you already know I'm a brat. Heh heh
Yep, you sure are! *snicker*
Well, that's great you got to see Ceara perform. I would love to as well, someday. Sorry about the meal not being up to standard. Oh well, like you say, the company was good. Well, my dear, take care and am looking forward to your new links!! Love you!!
Linda - xoxoxoxoxoxo
Hi Linda! Yes, the company was good, and that's the main thing. The food was at least edible, so all was not lost. Could be worse - could live somewhere that I didn't have the privilege of being able to go to a restaurant. It really was nice seeing Ceara perform, and I do hope you can too one of these days. Take care, and a new link is up! Love you too!
Wow... sorta surprising they would be selling videos like that... you'd think they offer them to the parents free of charge. Maybe the fee was quite nominal?
Sounds like a very nice way to spend an afternoon...very relaxing.
Glad to see you are blogging--
Brooke
Hi Brooke! I'm not sure how much the charge was for the videos, but I just don't think that the parents should have to fork out more money than they already have for something like that. It really was a pleasant way to spend some time, though - I am hoping to be able to go to another one next year. Thanks - it's nice to be blogging again!
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