It’s just as easy to be proud of a “niece” as it is to be proud of a niece.
What do I mean? I’ve mentioned Joy before. Joy is the 3-year-old (nearly 4) daughter of one of my oldest and best friends Jennie. We’re so tight, that immediately without question when Joy was born, our group all became Aunties. I see Joy and Jennie FAR more than any of our actual nieces, which are all children of my husband’s siblings and live in different states. So I’d easily say that I’m closest to Joy at the moment. I know her mom is very proud of her, as am I by extension, for doing so well in her first-ever dance recital, the Circus Carnival Dance Show from Fusion Dance Project in Hayward, CA. Here’s Joy, on the far right.
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How well can a 3 year old do? Well, she didn’t clam up and just stand there as a child in another number did. And she didn’t run off stage before the number started and have to be escorted back by her mom, as yet another child had to be. She smiled, she behaved, and she had fun, which means for a 3 year old in a toddler ballet class, she did a heck of a good job. We’ll just ignore that when the number was over, she was the first one to get up off their finished kneeling pose on the stage and run off to her proud stage mom backstage!
Despite being in the back of the large auditorium, I had my trusty 55-200 mm lens with me and was able to get some great shots of the kids in their adorable costumes. My ovaries hurt! These are only shots from the first part of the performance from Fusion Dance Project, which included 24 different numbers and lasted 2 hours, so unfortunately that was as long as I could stay since I had other plans that evening.
Please enjoy checking out the gallery and please – I’m definitely open to any feedback!
