My Dance Recital

How wild and crazy is this? I am 40+ and participating in my first dance recital!!

Last December, I was asked to volunteer and participate in the American dance portion of "Small World"; along with several others ladies in the Consulate.

Small World is a charity event in which several International Women's Groups come together and raise money for charity by sponsoring an International Night. Each participating country donates time, energy and resources to the event in the way of food, costumes, dance and music. From what I have heard, it is the event of the year ~ one that should not be missed.

Back in January, a group of 8 of us met at a friend's house to begin practice. Two of the girls has already volunteered to be part of the dance and they agreed to teach the "new recruits" what they had learned. It all started off well~ then we came to the twirling spin! As one of our coaches demonstrated the move, she landed badly on her foot. Practice halted and we helped her as best we could until the doctor could arrive. Practice had not gone according to plan; our coach had broken her foot!!

The rest of us continued working with the choreographers for the jazz and tap portions of the dance. We were having fun, but as February approached, tensions were getting high. It was during one practice late in January, that we finally felt stronger and more confident.

With Small World just a week and a half away, practices were now scheduled for the stage at the venue for the event. We were critiqued and given the "thumbs up" for our routine. Yeah us! Now with only 4 practices until the performance we are fine tuning a few details, but overall we are good to go.

To be continued......