The Ruby Shoes Studio has been very busy...
especially the past two months!
We did a fun rendition of Peter & the Wolf
We had auditions back in August and I was surprised at the results.
It's not what I would've picked but it was pretty near perfect.
Lynzee was the Wolf and Emi was a Raccoon.
here is a slideshow if you want to feel like you are at the show...
Then we did our annual Nativity Presentation.
This 15 minute ballet in honor of baby Jesus is very close to my heart. When things were low, really low...Reu and I built the Ruby Shoes Studio in 6 weeks, true story. Of course it was impossible without my work-horse father and my brothers. The Studio saved my life that winter and those children are such a part of me.
This ballet came as I listened to music from the Canadian Brass.
It moved me and I saw the whole thing in my head.
Mary entering with a vessel of some sorts resembling her as the chosen vessel to carry the Lamb of God. The exchange...the breathtaking exchange between Mary and the Messenger from heaven as she discovered the news of a baby...the baby that would save mankind. The shepherds in their fields with the fuzzy toddling sheep. The heavenly hosts celebrating in that magic field. And then when Jesus entered. I don't care that it is a doll on a stage...when those three year old fuzzy sheep hold him...one by one...they get to rock, twirl, hold and pat the baby Jesus...kissing his forehead as they pass him to the next. We each have such an individual experience with Jesus Christ, and Christmas time makes us evaluate His role in our lives. Then the stars...twinkling across the stage...the magistrates following the Star of the East until they find the Lord. And their worshipful dance.
This is the third year we have done this ballet and each year I cry when the angel and Mary dance and when the sheep...who always steal the show...get to hold the Savior. This year was no exception. Except that it meant so much more to have Lynz and Lauren play those parts...both of those girls started my class in Orem almost 5 years ago...and for an 8 year old, that's a large part of their lives!
And now about the "Mary Dance"...
I decided to dance with the two oldest classes (yes they are only 6-8! but they've been with me since they were 3)...year after year they have heard me say "there is a light right here swelling inside of you and you must push it out thru your heart, open your chest, thru your face...and all the way thru your fingers and toes...don't forget your toes. point those toes, shoot it out. if you do not dance thru that light your dancing is only steps." Most have heard the other part of my speech when I tell them "we are dancing to share that light and to express all that's inside of us. we are not trying to impress, we are trying to bless. make the audience swell."
I think you can see that in these photos of our Mary rehearsal...and in the slideshow from the previous post
2 comments:
wow! I never knew the story behind that?!?! We came onto the scene a little later, but we've enjoyed every minute of it! I wouldn't have anyone else teach my only girl how to dance, her way. Thank you.
Amber
Thank you again for sharing the story. I was so grateful to be able to make it to this last recital. It was beautiful and of course if I could make it back to pokey by bedtime My girls would be with you. It actually makes it hard to put them in dance with anyone else because no one comes close to you sis!!!
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