Thunderstruck

We spent all day Saturday--like left the house at 6:30 am and returned at 11:30 pm--at the Thunderstruck Dance Competition in Greensboro. It made for a very long day, but it was also a great day! 

As we were settling in to the changing room, Mrs. Lauren handed Issa this:

 I love that her teachers took the time to make a card for the dancers! Issa was thrilled. She danced all morning with great results! Jazz and tap took Lightning Gold (the highest award), and jazz actually won best dance for their age group! Lyrical and her solo took high gold. This was the first time she competed this solo, and she did so well! It was the best I've ever seen her dance anything on stage, and she nailed her double!

We had a nice break in the early afternoon, so we went to lunch a nearby pub:

 The best prop dad and brother were along for the morning, too:

 After lunch, the boys headed home for a break and we girls watched our team dance. The boys made it back to do props and see production, which also took Lightning Gold! And...our studio took Top Studio:

I couldn't be more proud of these girls. They left it all on the stage and were so supportive of each other. I can't wait to see what the rest of the season holds for them...