Ogden's Performing Arts Day with Energy Dance Company

Kaya's First Solo Competition

 Kaya competed at her first solo competition this last weekend.

She did really well considering how stubborn she had been about practicing for the last week.

 The girls in her group were all very talented.

The judges complimented her costume and two of the three her technique.

 She got third place!!

 She also competed in this competitions dance off.

This age group was the biggest, with $102 prize to the winner.

She was really sad she didn't win this one, she wanted the money.

Kaya and Dance with Energy Dance Company

 Kaya and her team, Competed at Rocky Mountain Dance Competition.

And preformed at the Roy High Royalaire Night, this last week.

 At the competition, her team won first place.

She also took part in the dance off at the competition, 

She made it to the finnal round.

A few minutes later she was sitting with her group crying.

We couldn't figure out why.

When we asked her later, she said that she was so excited to have made it that far, that she felt like she needed to cry she had been so happy.

And she is preparing to compete her solo this Friday.

Update to come on that one.

Kaya's Dance Team

Kaya's schedule is about to get crazy!

She has been with Energy Dance Company's  Mini Team for six months now.

 She has made new friends, and has learned so much in such a short time.

We are so proud of her.

And it is great to see her so much more involved, and happy about what she is doing.

She has had some extra work to put in.....

She has spent the last two months sick off and on.

Between the nasty air we've had, 

her asthma, 

and the crappy upper respiratory infection everyone keeps passing around,

she has missed a lot of classes.

She is working hard to make up for it all though.

She comes home and has been practicing nearly every day.

(ALL DAY)!!

We often have to tell her to stop, that its enough.

She wonders around the house from the time she gets up and then goes to bed,

 as if she is apart of some Disney musical production.

It drives us crazy!

Energy Dance Company has planned two dance competitions for the season.

Both are local, thank goodness.

They will also be preforming at the Ogden Arts Day again this spring, at the Ogden Amphitheater.

And only a short time after that they have their annual show and Weber State University.

We will also be allowing Kaya to compete her solo several times this year.

She has been coming to the lyrical class I teach on Friday's

 and wants to preform with them at our annual show, also this Spring, at Ogden High School.

What have we gotten ourselves into?.......

I'm exhausted just typing about it.

I am glad we turned down the Tuacahn Trip with the team.

I think that would have just been to much for all of us.

Kaya is doing great in school also.
We love to watch her while she is learning.....
She can be such a perfectionist at times.
And she has on occasions, been very upset if things don't come to her as fast as she thinks they should.
That's when we have to sit down and explain to her that things take time.......

I hope we have been able to fill you in on some of what they have been up to...

Kaya's First Christmas Show with Energy

 Kaya and her friends waiting to preform.

 She loved being up there with the big girls.

Weber County Fair

 Kaya and I participate in the Weber County Fair every year.

We take the summer off of dance and just enjoy not having so much to do.

 Kaya and Emree did their duet again.

The poor things, it was so hot.

 Jodi and I choose to have them not wear the complete costume,

 hoping it we keep them more comfortable.