Talent Show

Emilio performed with his class in the school talent show a few weeks ago. He and his class had been practicing a hula number to Pearly Shells for a few weeks. The day of the talent show, Gabi got wind that the performance was that night. She started crying and saying that she had wanted to perform as well. I told her that she has to plan these things ahead of time, and practice a lot. She said she really wanted to do it, and perform a few songs she knew. I called the coordinator, and asked if she would consider taking another performer in the show . Granted, this was 2 hours before the show started. The coordinator told us she would, and so I contacted my friend about a tutu and an American flag. Gabi practiced a few times at home, and was ready to hit the stage. She was genuinely so excited and not nervous at all. She was the last single act on, and she did great. After her first song, which was a 50 states song, she relished in the glory of the applause, and then said, "And, that's not all folks," and broke into a song about the continents that her Nana taught her. She loved the attention from the audience. It was very fun. Emilio did a great job with his class as well. He remembered all the choreography really well. It was a very fun night, and I was proud of my little performers.