Recital Survival Kit

Princess Liyah had her second dance recital of her life.  She was so nervous, which was a shock to me and her dad.  I am so happy to be a Dance Mom now that I had to inflict my organizational madness on my little one and her dance friends.


Here are the ingredients for an almost perfect recital survival kit:

I missed a few things, so I will have to update the list for the many more recitals and performances that I will be attending as a Dance Mom, and probably a Dancer again :-)

1. Bobby Pins
2. Safety Pins
3. Clear Nail Polish
4. Dance Makeup
5. Bottle of water
6. Costume Cover-up - this was the cutest creative thing at the recital because most of the dancers had their dad's dress shirts on as cover-ups.

Princess helped me create them, and we had a great time.  All of the girls in her classes loved them, and they actually used them at dress rehearsal and recital.  The recital bag and fabric markers gave the girls something to do while waiting their turn to "strut their stuff" on the stage.  Everything else are essentials, and every dancer will have to agree with me.

If you have other items that should go in the Recital Survival Kit, please share them with me by sending an email to katinya@kkldesigns.com.

Aaliyah's dance class with 'Mary Poppins'

Create a scrapbook design

My other world...

Like so many mothers out there, I was a dancer in a former life.  It is hard to think that it has been almost 20 years since I was in an organized dance/drill team.  This month marked the 20 year reunion for my Big Sis, Jenny Hunter Billman.  She was the Head Dance Captain, I might add, of the World Famous Tyler Junior College Apache Belles!!


I had the pleasure of spending the day with the Belles all day long.  They had a wonderful Belle Babe workshop for the morning, so my little girl was able to participate.  

Then, I met up with The Sophomores from my Freshman year.  The Apache Belles now have a wing in the nicest dorm that I have ever seen.  I know that every school has some type of tradition.  Ours is to perform "The Rim" to open up the game.  This is just phenomenal, and here is My Big Sis doing the rim with her classmates and other Belle Gold members.

I am so glad that I was able to go back and experience Apache Belles all over again :-)

Aaliyah's First Dance Rehearsal and Dance Recital

I hope you enjoy Aaliyah's firt dance rehearsal and dance recital.  This is the first of many more to come (if she wants).