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| Allyson place 1st in her Solo |
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| Leyla and Sarah |
Albuquerquewas a great success for Dance Force 1. Shining Star team, the team Leyla’s on, took first place, sound place, third place, and fourth place overall. They ROCKED that house! The Lyrical dance “Somebody” took first, the Jazz dance “Party Girls”took second, and the other Lyrical dance “Warrior Is a Child” took third place. My money is on “Party Girl”taking in all the way this year!! Each competition is different so you never know what the judges will be looking for and how the dances may place in any given competition. They may sweep the competition, like in
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| "Somebody" Place 1st overall |
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| "Party Girl" Place 2nd overall |
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| "Warrior Is a Child" Place 3rd overall (this photo taken by ShowStopper) |
Competition can be very stressful and I have to say that
every competition is a new learning experience for me. I’ve had to learn so
much in a short amount time. I hope that
Leyla and I can come to a better understanding of each other and learn to leave
the stress at home and not bring it into the dressing room. The biggest
challenges are the back to back dances with very little time to change costumes
in between each routine. Changing tights
on a warm sweaty body on a child with big feet without tearing them is beyond
frustrating. The more you panic the worse it becomes. I never remember feeling so stressed during a
competition when I was a kid. I think
it’s harder on the parents. I know that,
for me, the main stressor is that I just do not want to let Leyla down. It is times like this when I hope Leyla knows
how much I love her and how proud I am of her.
As a mom of an 11 year old it can be tough since while I know that deep
down she recognizes all that I do for her, on the surface it does not usually
show up as often as I would like. I
always end of thinking of what my mom went through with me and I gain a new
appreciation for her. Hopefully I won’t
have to wait until Leyla is a dance mom…
Winter-Dance Force 1 2012 Regionals Junior Group
The most rewarding moment for me was watching all the girls
dance on stage. These kids are amazing
and are way better than I ever was. I’m sure my mom would argue that! =) There were times during the competition where
I had chills and was frozen in my seat. The love of dance came through in their
body movements and expressions of some of the dancers. I don’t think it would
be possible for me to ever get tired of watching these kids dance!!! Amazing! This time in their lives will shape
them into who they will become as adults.
You can’t put dollar value to that . All I can do is hope that the influences of
their dance teammates, the hard work to learn the dances and prepare for the
competitions, the experience of the competitions, and the knowledge that their
moms will always be there for them will be enough to ensure that they become
the best young women they can be.
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| Jennie |
The girls had last week off from dance for spring
break. We got to have great family
time.=) We baked cupcakes, caught up on
TV, read , shopped, but most importantly we were able to just
have time together; it was very good for all of us. Today, Monday, the girls are back at the
dance studio getting ready for this week’s competition/workshop in Phoenix
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