Dance Performance @ 12th Annual Buda Wiener Dog Races

Today Madeline's dance school performed at the 12th Annual Buda Wiener Dog Races in Buda TX (next town over about 10 minutes away). They are preparing for their annual big recital set for May 30th, so this is good practice for them to perform on stage in front of a crowd. I think she's improved since last year at this time when they performed at a different festival.


Here she is performing her ballet routine...


And here she is performing her tap routine...


She did a very good job! :)

Afterwards we went to check out the wiener dog races. We should've brought Penny Lane, because there were so many people with dogs there, and not just Dachshunds but other dog breeds too. I mean Penny Lane is part hound. :) Next year we'll have to bring her.

The races were hilarious!
And of course the wiener mobile was there too! :)

She enjoyed Hip-Hop!

Today was the last class of Madeline's summer session of Hip-Hop at Dance Unlimited. She really had a fun time and liked her new teacher Miss Naomi. Over the past few weeks Miss Naomi has been teaching the girls a short routine, see videos below.

So in the last 15 minutes of class the parents were invited in to watch them do their gymnastics (all the dance courses dedicate a small portion of time to gymnastics).

Doesn't this look like fun!

Madeline excited she just completed her routine and was getting her butterfly stamp!

Saying her goodbyes to Miss Naomi. :-)

If you want to hear the music they are dancing to, feel free to pause my music player on my blog at the bottom of the page. In this first clip the girls were getting ready to perform, but waiting on one dancer that had to go to the potty.

And here's there Hip-Hop routine! Enjoy! :-)

Dance Completion and Recital

Madeline just finished completing an entire year of Dance. She really enjoyed taking ballet and tap lessons! And it's good for her to listen and learn from another adult, like her instructor Miss Kyle. Next weekend on May 31st she will be performing in her first dance recital It will be held at the Evans Auditorium on the Texas State Campus in San Marcos. Below are photos I took of her in her recital costumes.

In her tap costume dancing to "Bop To The Top"


In her ballet costume dancing to "Wish"

This summer Madeline's going to try a new class "Hip Hop" for 3-5 years old. She should really enjoy the more casual dancing and have a lot of fun!


The other day we took the kids to nearby Slaughter Park and got some ice creams from Sonic. Here's a few pix from that day...

Madeline and Mia on the ropes.


Big boy James going down the slide.


The kids getting wet in the water play area.


Madeline being a good big sissy and retrieving her brother from playing on the stairs.


And this was later at home, caught James with this funny face while he was watching The Backyardigans.

IBC Bank Block Party!

Madeline's Dance School was invited to perform at a local Bank's Block Party, held in Buda in the HEB shopping center. They've been learning their dance routines for their upcoming recital for the end of May. So this was good practice for the dancers. I was a bit bummed, still learning my new camera, I didn't video her entire first tap routine because the camera was set to a 5 second video. Finally I figured out it needed to be on the You Tube video setting.



Here is the 5 seconds I got of the tap routine. :-( The 3 other little girls in Madeline's class you see here are all a year older than her. So I think she's keeping up pretty well for being the youngest in her class.

Madeline needs to work on "going right or going left" she usuallys mixes them up. I'm still so proud of her!

And this last dance they did with the 3 year old dancers too!



Here is Madeline with her instructor, Miss Kyle.


Madeline after the performance, she received a tulip flower from another mom, and a balloon from the Chili's tent that was set up there.


And after we were done getting her face painted at the block party, we got home and Madeline quickly got into her new suit to go play outside with Mia and her brothers. It's a beautiful day in the low 80's!