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On Thursday 8th Dec it was our daughters annual ballet end of year concert.
Every year the ballet studio put on a spectacular concert at the ARTS CENTRE GOLD COAST
This year was 'ALADDIN'
The first half of the concert is all ballet (which they create the story of  'Aladdin)
The second half is a display of all the other dances other than classical. ie: contemporay ballet, jazz, hip hop, slow modern etc...
Here are a few images of the cast of Aladdin

Here is Gaby as Lago

back row: Oliva as ABU, Jakab as ALADDIN, Romi as JASMINE, Jess as RAJAH...Front row: Amelia as MAGIC CARPET, Gaby as LAGO, Ruby as SULTAN, Tahlia as GENIE and Front Centre is Emily as JAFAR

Pre Primary as FLOWERS

Tiny Toes as BABY TIGERS

Intermediate Foundation as ARABIAN GIRLS -  Gaby is in the purple

Grade 5 as PALACE GUARDS

Here is Gaby with my friends kids Mischa and little Jasmine.

 Aladdin was a beautiful story to be done into a ballet and the kids did a wonderful job. I was so very proud of Gaby this year. She has really changed as a ballet dancer and her stage presence is amazing. her smile is always perfect. She really enjoys performing.


 2nd half and us mums head out the back to get changed and throw a few champagnes into us....

Hip Hop Girls and Boys - Gaby centre in the pink

Special needs kids did a dance to Hi 5 ( santa claus is coming)

JEP - junior extension program - this is a class that have a lesson each week with Paul Boyd. Who is very reconsidered in the ballet industry. Gaby is 2nd front row.

                                                    AND THEN IT WAS OUR TURN.

Most of us mums all sat right at the back through the 2nd half as we were the last act.
We all were trying to pull out at the last minute but when we were called onto stage our 80s days came rushing back and we all had a great time entertaining our families and embarrassing ourselves.
It seem to go so very quick but we all seemed to forget the whole dance. Not that anyone knew that we had forgotten half the dance and we all were improvising most of it.

and this is ME in the Orange......

The night ended with a few drinks at one of the mums houses and the mums dance was never spoken about again. Already a very distant memory.

Pen :)

PS ' i wont be able to up load the video until i get my copy in the new year
PSS 'just a thankyou and a big sorry to Jode from 'life on the river' for sending up a heap of her old but very loved g-string leotards from the 80s for us mums to wear, but they all chickened out and wouldnt wear them'