1/06/2012

Chloe's Nutcracker experience: The Performances!!!



As the curtain went up our hearts were beating a billion miles an hour.  We felt excited and nervous all in one.  We were SO proud of Chloe and the amazing job she did.  We were a bit surprised to see that Chloe was such a good actress in addition to being such a great ballet dancer.


Meet Clytie Adams: Music and Art Director


I'm sure all of you are familiar with the story of "The Nutcracker".  The pictures below will tell the story best:

























I love this part of the ballet.  Clara puts all of the dancers to "sleep"before she leaves the stage



This was my absolute favorite part of the ballet and even though we saw the performance 6 times, this tugged our heart everytime.  





Chloe is so graceful...even when she's receiving flowers




I like that they recognized the live orchestra-they did a phenomenal job


This was the last performance and a very emotional time for many. 


One last hug from "The Nutcracker" and a new good friend.


Chloe signed autographs for a while


This hug lasted for about 10 minutes it seemed.  Chloe's heart was full of gratitude for the experience and full of sadness that it had come to an end.  


Dad and Mom flew in from Cali just to see her perform.  


We tried to capture all of the family that came but didn't quite capture everyone.  Lori and Shawn, The Roths, Peels, Fraziers, Mortensons, Cheneys, Ballous & Belnaps all came

SO proud of you Chloe...


...we will never forget