Valentine's in NYC

Kate had the opportunity to audition for the Los Angeles Ballet Summer Intensive at School of American Ballet on Saturday, February 15. We didn't think we would actually make it in time, as the entire NE was under blizzard conditions. It was an exciting time for Kate, auditioning, and seeing her first Broadway show, Cinderella. We saw New York City Ballet's Coppelia as well and ate in some great gluten free restaurants including Nizza!! Central Park was beautiful in the snow, and Kate loved hailing cabs, and running around Times Square. We even visited the set of Good Morning America and my childhood friend Maura, who is the Director of Operations there, and I had our picture made at the GMA desk. Good times!!

 

 TIMES SQUARE

 CENTRAL PARK

 RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL

 ROCKEFELLER CENTER

 ON THE PLANE

 THE ED SULLIVAN THEATRE

BEAUTIFUL CRYSTAL IN ROCK CENTER

Nizza

Rapunzel Tea

On a beautiful

Sunday afternoon

a week or so ago

I took

KATE

to the Tallahassee Ballet's

Rapunzel Tea

Kate is all ready!!!

LOOK at these ADORABLE decorations!!

I love the pointe shoes as BUTTERFLIES...

 How perfectly SPRING!

FRIENDS.....

ACTING SILLY!

Tallahassee Ballet will be presenting

RAPUNZEL

Ruby Diamond Auditorium, FSU
Saturday, May 5th at 10:30am - Children's Abbreviated Performance

Saturday, May 5th at 8:00pm - Opening Night

Sunday, May 6th at 2:30pm - Matinee

Accompanied by a Chamber Orchestra, Tallahassee Ballet dancers will perform the classic Grimm Brothers fairytale, Rapunzel on May 5-6, 2012 at Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. Trapped in a tower by an enchantress, Rapunzel's story is told through music, movement, exquisite costumes, and exciting characters including the handsome prince who rescues her.

Visit Tallahassee Ballet for ticket information

once upon a day

i danced.

coppelia.....i was prayer

i loved it more than anything.

snow queen 1979

mountain ballad

I still love it....

in my mind I can still do it.

the last time i took class at the college park studio in the 1990's

i am sitting bottom left on the floor. the amazing phyllis watson in the chair next to me.

the woman who taught us to love it... edith royal in the royal blue near the center middle of picture.

i miss you mrs. royal....

in pink at disney's epcot center, early 1990's

tiny dancer

When I was a little girl
all I wanted to do

was dance....

just like

KATE

 this is Kate

ready for her first

ballet class

just about a year

ago to the day.

She already was showing

natural ability.

Don't you love

the serious look

on her face?

All ready for her first recital.....

just 4 months after she began

Every ballerina gets flowers!!!

and then summer camp

attending her first full length ballet performance

NUTCRACKER

and now a year later

pictures by Leigh in this year's ballet costume

graceful......

one year later.... my tiny dancer

growing up.