dancin' show

Sammy's first dance recital!

He has been telling me since his first class that he was NOT going to participate in the recital, and that he was NOT going to get on stage. I categorically ignored these comments throughout the past few months of dance classes and went into the recital with pretty low expectations of seeing him on stage!

Initially, Sam was still skeptical about going backstage to get ready for the show. So here he is sitting in costume, in the audience seriously contemplating the idea of performing!

Eventually, though he found the courage to part from me and head backstage to "stretch" and get ready... and the result was absolutely delightful! I could not have been more proud of sweet little Sammy on stage!

And here is the "grand finale" where all the show's participants come back out for a final bow. The little guys (Sam's class) come out right at the end... and I think it's worth the wait to watch!