2018 Performance Awards at LDA

Each year, at Londonderry Dance Academy, they hold an event called "Performance Awards." It is a day when students at all ballet levels in the studio perform duets and solos and get critiqued and scored by judges from all over the world; judges from the American Academy of Ballet.

This was Diana's first time participating and it was such a thrill.

Though our families came to watch her perform, they all left after her personal performance.  Mama stayed for the entire day and I thoroughly enjoyed watching the different levels of dance.  

We were so proud of Diana.  She earned gold level status and she was the only one at her level (Level2) to achieve this.  In fact, the judges explained that they usually do not award gold levels at Level 2 but they had to make an exception for her- yes- completely overwhelming and as you can imagine, there were many tears.  I snapped some pics and video'd her performances (please forgive the fact that she is cut out in half of the videos as I could barely see through the tears) :)

Oh...the anticipation...

On Cloud 9!

 

Mrs. Mullen (in the teal) with her senior level dancers and one of the judges who flew in from Tel Aviv just for the day!

 

and for the live action....

and her solo performance....

So proud of our little monkey!!