Friday, September 3, 2010

Alaska State Fair 2010 (part 1)

Well, another Alaska State Fair has come and gone.  It is always a bittersweet end to the Summer.  Fall is in the air and school is back in session. 

Clara's dance studio performed 4 different times in 2 different places.  That was our first outing to the fairgrounds.  Unfortunately it rained and rained and rained!  Those girls were troopers.  The Colony Stage was about half the size of their regular performing area, and so they were bumping into each other, and their choreography was pretty off.  But, they really had good attitudes and kept on smiling.

Clara is in the blue jacket.  They are practicing their kick-line.
Look how much the practice helped!  Clara is the one kicking the highest.

They really are much better than this looks.  That is why it is sooo... funny!  They were really having a difficult time adjusting to the size of the stage.

They also performed at The Corral.  This wasn't any easier because although they had the space they needed now, they were performing in the rain and wet grass.  Poor kids!

It was such a wet and miserable day, but those girls had awesome attitudes.  They cheered on other dance studios and dancers and kept their spirits up.  I do think however, they were glad to have it over to go home and take a hot shower.  Because I was so proud of Clara's attitude, as soon as she was done dancing for the day, we went to the Alaska Grown booth and got her her very first Alaska Grown sweatshirt.  I guess she proved she is a true Alaskan!

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