Its Over.. or is it?

State Finals are over. Really, don't read it again. I am not talking hoops. My dancers qualified for State finals and competed for the last time this year last weekend. What a great way to end the year.

I had (have) a great group of girls. Each one is wildly different, but complement each other so well. We have a great time every time. We are now ranked 8th in state in our category. (Categories are chosen for team size, style, etc) We were the only southern school competing in state finals. I am so proud of my girls bc the teams we compete against are born and bred in studios. They are in classes or practice 5 or more times a week. Sometimes I wish we had more resources around or the girls took more advantage of what we do have.

Regardless I am a proud coach. One of my favorite parts of this weekend was having Jeff and the girls with me. I know Jeff is really proud of what I have done and being a constant for the girls on my team. My kids don't know it yet, but I coach partly for them.

I want my kids to see me be apart of others lives. Ayla loves to dance. Its kinda fun seeing her pick up on things I work on at home and the way she looks at the dancers at practice. She went out on the floor during awards and danced around. It was a long day, but the all my girls did really well!