First Year of Comps Completed!

Hi Dance Mom Friends!

Phew!

My daughter and I just completed our first year of Dance Comps (Competitions)!  I say "our" because I had to learn all about this Dance Mommin' thing!  (Thought the name for the blog should be this as well.)  :-)  For my 6 year old dancer (now 7, birthday was in March in the middle of our competition season) it was a blast and all she had to do was learn her dance(s) and let mommy learn how to do hair, make up, buy bags after bags after bags, then learn to pack them, etc... Soo much! 

I am not a "fancy" lady that wears a lot of make up (very basic).  Also, I don't style my hair other than wash it, let it dry, and brush it.  It's my style...plain.  :-)  Sooo, learning to do all this "fancy" stuff was a challenge.  I will say...I have LOVED every minute of it and so proud of my accomplishments, as far as, hair and make up.  I have much more to learn and looking forward to all the challenges.

My daughter loved her first year as a team dancer and loves the stage!  She was on our studio's youngest team ages 4-6 years old.  She was/is on the young Musical Theater team.  It was definitely a great genre to begin teams with for her.  She will be trying out for Lyrical, Jazz, and Tap teams for the next dance season.  Fingers crossed!  She is now 7 years old...so, for our studio, she is still on the younger end of the teams. 

Sooo, if my daughter gets on the listed teams...that could mean up to 4 dances (aka: 4 costumes) for the next season.  I have a feeling this is going to be another whole year of learning again.  With quick changes with the hair, make up and costumes.  Yikes! 

For the above reasons, I felt it was a great time to start a blog of my experiences and where I find items, what is necessary, what is not, and any other random new found knowledge that might help another mom out there!  Also, I hope to get advice out there from seasoned dance moms!

Thank you for visiting!
Until Next Time...Keep on Dance Mommin'!
Melanie