The Emperor and the Nightingale

Katie had a wonderful Ballet last night!

Here in Heidelberg the children do not do the normal each class running out on stage and doing their little bit.  They do a full ballet production.

They put on a fantastic performance of Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor and the Nightingale.  The girls and boys must have worked so hard, because it was flawless! They had wonderful costumes, the music was great and they were such expressive story tellers.   Just more proof that kids can do phenomenal things when given the opportunity.  Of course, having fantastic teachers like Mrs Christy and Mrs Covey DOES help!  What a great experience for all the young dancers to see how a full production is put on. Kudos!

Katie was a dragon and a lilly pad.  When she was a dragon, her class put on a cute show that was to entertain the Emperor.  Then the Emperor gets bored with all this nonsense and sends them away- but not before picking up Katie and Erin, spinning them in a circle where the kick and complain.  It was TOO cute.

Then, the emperor goes off to find the nightingale where he passes a frog and lilly pad.  Katie and Erin were so cute, popping up and down with great big smiles!  The audience loved it.  We were so proud of Katie, she was such a confident dancer.  Usually, she gets a bit timid when it comes show time.  I think she has finally figured out how much joy she can bring to people with her dance.

It was a great show! 

Bravo!  Bravo!  Bravo!

Getting Make-up 

A scary dragon!

The Dragons!

ROAR!