Dance Festival

Every year, the elementary school has a Dance Festival on the last day of school. Each grade performs a dance and all of the parents come and watch. It's a lot of fun, and a great way to end the school year.

This year, Benjamin and the first graders performed the Mexican Hat Dance. I went to take pictures of it, and the camera got mad and told me its batteries were too low. Oops. Well you'll just have to take my word that he did a great job!

I did get this picture of Elizabeth dancing along with the 6th graders -- they danced first, so my camera had enough juice for one picture before it died. Elizabeth loved dancing along to many of the dances, and tried several times to run out on the field with the first graders!

She holds her hands out like this, then tilts from one side to the other; back and forth . . . so cute!

Nathan and the third graders did a Surfing Medley. Nathan was pretty much front and center. I know I'm biased, but I think his teachers arranged that on purpose because he was really into the dance and did a fantastic job with it! I'm kicking myself that I hadn't charged the camera!

Each of the third graders had to make a cardboard surf board the week before. They could decorate it any way they wanted, and Nathan chose to show off his inner Cougar (no coaxing from Uncle Brett required!):


As a side note, the PTA had a booth at the Dance Festival so we can get everyone signing up to help for next year's activities now. I always have fun doing things like that because I get to talk to so many wonderful people and get to know more people. But between the Spring Festival wrap-up, the PTA state convention, preparing materials for next year's new board and having a training meeting, and getting ready for this booth I am feeling tired . . . I love volunteering for PTA but I am so excited to have a little break!