Outside of having visitors, our half-term week was on it’s way to be pretty uneventful. All the kids wanted to do was sleep in and maybe go see a movie. We then decided to take one of the days and
Christmas Performances
Pre-Christmas preparations are always more fun when the kids have performances. BALLET This year Cami had two Saturdays of dance performances (2 shows each) at a beautiful historic church in Central London. It just so happened that all the shows
A Year of Ballet
Now that ballet is over I wanted to write about my year. I’ve made some good friends that I get to do shows and competitions with. Me & Jorelle This year I got to perform at the Russian Embassy in
A Successful Day for Dance
Two days after returning from Singapore, Cami had a dance competition. Without having practiced with her teacher for two weeks, Cami was a little nervous. Add on the fact that her teacher put her in the age group division above
Dancing in Trafalgar Square
Russian Festival in Trafalgar Square The girls’ ballet teacher is Russian, so their dance group is asked to perform at many Russian events. It just so happens that once a year they get asked to dance in Trafalgar Square, but
The BIG Show
Hannah and Cami have been doing dance with Kalinka Dance Studio for about 2 1/2 years now. Their first show was only a few months after they started and seemed like such a big deal. They each had 2 costume
A Well-earned Reward
Cami had her second dance competition yesterday. She was so ready for it . . . at least for her modern dance. It had been changed from the last time and was polished. Her classical ballet piece, not as much.
My First Ballet
I read about this event on a friend’s blog and I’m so glad I did! I quickly booked tickets the week before and we went together as a family on Saturday. Peacock Theatre ‘My First Sleeping Beauty’ was put on
In the Paper
A couple weeks ago, Hannah and Cami were asked to perform in their Russian dance groups for a fundraising event at a local school. Cami was also asked to perform her solo piece, which would serve as a great practice
Cami’s Dance Competition
We have been anticipating this dance competition for a long time. It seemed that each of the previous dance competitions were on Sundays so we gracefully backed out of them. But, with more time comes more practice and Cami was