Up with Kids

Sadie took a theater class all year through a program called Up With Kids. The first 4 months were basic theater classes covering a variety of related topics. In January Sadie "auditioned" and was given a part in their program-wide play. It was a combination of Aladdin with the premise of Inside Out (running commentary from emotions inside the main character's brains).

Sadie worked very hard and could not wait to perform. She definitely gets nervous about performing but she really enjoys the attention. She had a dress rehearsal performance at a local elementary school on Millie's birthday. 

Enjoy some blurry photos of Sadie's parts. In the picture above she is one of Jasmine's princess contemporaries in purple on the far left. In the picture below she is a mini genie second from the left. 

Millie was super disruptive. Yay!

Elise was enthralled. She danced and sang her heart out during the performance. She begged me to do the class next year. We'll see. Elise likes the idea of performing but I don't trust her one bit to actually stand on a stage in front of people. 

The next night was the real performance. I didn't get to take any pictures because Millie commandeered my phone and then it died. Enjoy this video of Sadie's speaking part. She is on the far left.

 Sadie was thrilled to find out that all participants got a trophy. She told me that everyone got one, but she really was better than the other kids in her class. There's the good old Nielson competitiveness.