Last night, I attended Rylee’s first dance recital. She did
a tap dance and sang to the song “Good Ship Lollipop” the Shirley Temple
classic. She was absolutely beautiful on stage and did a great performance. She
grinned from ear to ear the whole time, and danced her heart out. She just loved
being on stage and I was so proud of her. She would not practice at home much
so, I did not really know what to expect when she got on stage. Honestly, I
have to admit I was really dreading the whole thing. I did not want to sit
through all the other dances just to see her on stage for 3 minutes but I was
wrong. I actually really enjoyed it. The whole performance was very surreal and
it was an all together impacting experience. It was as if you watched these
girls grow up on stage before your eyes. The girls ages 3 to 21 moved across
the stage from song to song very fluidly. As the music and costumes changed, it
was as if that first set of little girls had transformed and grown right before
you. This recital gave me a new perspective on how quickly time does go by and
how quickly the years of Rylee’s childhood will pass. Before I know it Rylee
will be all grown up and dancing on her own through life. My biggest hope at
this time is that I find a way to insure Rylee retains that sweet, sparkling,
smile of happiness and remains as confident in the rest of her life’s performances
as she was on the stage for the first time.
***Lesson I learned from this experience: Sometimes all the money and craziness is worth it to see your child experience 3 minutes of pure happiness.
