Annual dance recitals for Maria were last weekend on Friday and Saturday nights. Ben actually did too, since he danced with Maria in the Father/Daughter dance. Maria has been taking some type of dance class for the last seven years. This year, she was involved in three classes, Jazz Dance III (she was placed in Jazz III even though it was only her second year of jazz, and did great), Extreme Motion (a show choir type class in which students sing and dance), and Gymnastics. Her performances were the same each night - a total of seven performances including individual class and larger group numbers, but require many costume changes as she goes back and forth between the three classes she's involved in. Ben and I went on both nights, but Sam and the grandparents only attended Saturday night's show since it was three hours long! Including the dress rehearsals for the shows and weekly practices and classes, Maria invests a large amount of her free time into these activities and not only enjoys it, but does very well. I don't have video to post yet - we had to purchase the DVD from the company filming it - so you'll just have to take my word for it - she did a great job. But, as with everything this time of year, we are relieved its over and ready for a break over the summer.
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