May 14, 2016

Satie Isabelly had her first ballet recital.  It was at Washington High School.  The parking lot was PACKED OUT!!! by a half hour before the recital start time.  I ended up going rogue and parking on the sidewalk.  Because I saw Satie get ready for her dress rehearsal, I knew that the spectacular costume had some aqua/turquoise tulle.  To make Satie and Selah June’s day, I dressed the little one in an aqua onesie and an aqua tutu.  She thought she was “pretty!!”

Once we got there and got settled, she was very squirmy.  She kept throwing her bottle on the floor, which then proceeded to roll down the sloped floor under the seating in front of us.  Once the program began, she quieted way down.  She loved all of the little numbers — the littlest kids, the big kids, the tap dancers, and the ballet dancers.  It was all wonderful to her.  Between each number, the stage crew would dim the lights for the next performers to get into place.  And like clockwork, SJ would say “What happened?  Lights off?”  It became so predictable it was comical.  There were only 40 or so performances, and after every single one… “What happened?  Lights off?”  And everybody around her would say, “Yes!  Lights off!”