The smell of hairspray, hot rollers are heating up, glitter all over the bathroom floor, and make-up ready to go, can only mean one thing.........recital time!!! Once again the Brasier family prepared for the Bunker Dance Recital. We love to go and watch Aubrey dance. It is a very exciting time to see what all the girls at the studio have been working on. This is Aubrey starting to get ready.
Ian calls these worms. "Why do you put worms in Aubrey's hair?" They are the only things that will curl Aubrey's hair. Her hair is impossible, and won't hold a curl. These sticks work great!
She is ready now! Yes, ready to go and for the family to wait an hour and a half in line so we can get good seats. Yes, I am not exaggerating! Ask anyone who has been to these recitals, they know!
This is what the curls look like after we are all done. They will last until her ballet number, when they are bushed out and her hair is in a bun. It takes a ton of hair spray to do this!!!
We can only take pictures and video during dress rehearsal, so the lighting is strange and the girls hair is all different. I don't know why the camera kept focusing in and out during the video, but it gives you a little taste of what she did. Just pause the music on the side bar before you watch it. Remember, it is a dress rehearsal. Aubrey is in the second row, so it is hard to see her from where I was sitting. You can just see the group and that is always fun. These girls worked so hard, and did great this year! This was her tap.
Proud Parents!
On a side note, Aubrey tried out of one of the recreational dance teams in May. She made the team and we weren't sure if she was going to be allowed to dance in it because she would be gone most of the summer and she is required to take one session of dance during the summer now. Well, Kathy Bunker agreed to let her only take one week and keep her on the team. Aubrey is excited, but nervous too. This is a big commitment. We are excited that her hard work has paid off. Also, we heard that, Kathy Bunker will be one of the guest choreographers at BYU for their 50th anniversary. Once again the studio gained praise for one of the competitive team's routines. They went to a convention where famous choreographers from shows like, So You Think You Can Dance, Stomp The Yard, MTV, and others were once again blown away by the dance studio and the dancers. Thank heavens for the show "So You Think You Can Dance." I swear it is the best thing on TV this summer! We love it. We love the choreographers Tabitha and Napoleon. Next week Stacey Tookey will be a guest choreographer on the show. These guys have worked with Bunker Dance Center, and they are amazing! One funny thing happened after the recital. We were all talking about our favorite routines from Bunker Dance over the years. I said I loved the Samurai one and Don started talking about about the one were they wore long white coats and tapped. He couldn't remember it. Then Zach got all excited and said, "Definition Funk, that is my favorite. That was crazy and so cool!" We all started laughing. Who knew that Aubrey's 17 year old brother would remember that routine and talk about how great it was. Believe me, that number was done years ago! So, even when you drag your sons to the recitals, they do remember them!
After the recital, we had to head to Cold Stone for a treat!
ShamWow!!!! It is a family joke! It really works!
Don didn't know what to think of these shorts. The kids picked them out for him.
He wanted a GPS system. He is excited to try it out.
They love their Dad!
Don also wanted a strawberry pie. Yummy.
Here is what the kids say they love about Don.
She had a great day!
