My Little Cactus Flower

Lauren has been taking ballet at Clytie Adams Ballet for several years now. She loves it and is getting pretty good. Last night was her recital and it was lovely. The theme was "Utah" and it was all about our great state. There were cute dances based on seagulls and crickets, the Olympics coming to town, and even Lagoon and Cherry Hill. Lauren's dance was called "Cactus Flowers". She did a wonderful job! I can't believe how grown up she looked on that stage! She's a good little dancer.

Lauren has loved being in Clytie's ballet. This past December, she participated in Clytie's version of the Nutcracker. Not all students get to be in the Nutcracker...you have to try out. And, you have to try out according to your height, not age. My kids have been blessed with height, so I was worried about Lauren getting in. She was barely into the next height group which meant she was competing for a spot with girls one or two years older than she was. It turned out that she was one of 40 girls chosen out of 80 that tried out in that height group!! I was thrilled for her. She was a Chinese girl and her dance was darling. She danced around the stage with huge gold fans and nodded her head up and down. It was very cute.



Here is a picture of Lauren's first year at Clytie's back in 2005---she was just six years old!


She was so cute!! She's come a long way since then in her technique, but she is still just as cute!