Kylee had her first 'Advanced Acting' class performance last night. They brought in a 'professional choreographer' to teach the class two dances. Then, as a grade, they were to get in smaller groups and choregraph their own routine to perform also.
Kylee had been telling us that her group was just falling apart. She was the only one doing any work, and the other three girls kept being absent. When the other three girls got back from their absenses, after the routine was due to be 'turned in', of course, they didn't like what Kylee had done. A few weeks ago when this was being discussed, I didn't realize it was for this performance, I thought it was just a class grade.
So last night the groups did their individual performances and then the two group dances. Their group performances were so fun!
Ladies Choice
Mamma Mia
Even Blaine and a little boy, who has now become his friend because his sister and in the class,
got into it. They were moving and grooving right there sitting on the floor. They even threw their hands in the air a couple of times.Did you notice Kylee had no individual dance? As she put it, their group "sucked" after everybody decided to make changes and bail on her. She was worried about it Monday night after dress rehearsal, and she told me that it was awful and it was going to be embarrassing because they sucked. Right before Tuesday night's performance, Mrs. Moore (the theater arts teacher) pulled her aside and told her she knew her group had -- and then she used a big word Kylee doesn't remember what it is and had to ask what it meant, but basically -- betrayed her. She understood Kylee had put a lot of work into the dance without any help, and then they decided it wasn't good enough. So she decided she was not going to let that group perform, when the other groups had worked hard on theirs. Because she had seen the work Kylee had put into it, she told Kylee she would receive a 95 on the assignment, while the other girls were getting zeros. To avoid drama
Kylee said she guesses when Mrs. Moore told the other girls they weren't performing, they freaked a little, because they were asking Kylee to just go back and practice with them, that they could get it together. Kylee just told them she wasn't willing to embarrass herself. Such drama! I'm so glad I don't teach middle schoolers...especially a middle school drama class!
It's always nice to have grandparents there to cheer them on.
Papa was at home babysitting their new kitty. I guess he does baseball games, and she does dances when there's a newborn at home. (hehe)Kylee's 1st grade teacher, Mrs. Enriquez's daughter is also in Kylee's class. We talked to her after the performance, and she said she recognized Kylee's "adorable face" as soon as she saw her on the dance floor.
And with that, the curtain closes on another performance.
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