End of Ramadan and Dancing for the School Year

We celebrated the end of Ramadan with a family we've come to know better this last year.

My friend's mother came up from the south of the country to celebrate (and cook) too.

This year, Ramadan starts on April 23rd.  Did I tell you before that Ramadan starts about 10 days earlier every year because the Islamic calendar is different than ours?

The end of Ramadan also signaled the end of dance for the year.

Kylie and Karis gave certificates to their classes on the last day, after they performed for their parents.

Then, a few days later, they had a last performance of their own.

Parents are invited to attend, but since the class is mostly made up of expat adults, we are the only parents present.  The class calls us their "parents," and Doug videos them all and I take pictures to give to everyone.

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Karis, June 8, 2019

Kylie, June 8, 2019

With their teacher, Ms. Natalia.

It was truly a day to celebrate for all of us.  Kylie injured her leg October 1, 2018, and after a long recovery, we were so thankful that she could participate in this last class and be healed enough to travel to America the day after these pictures were taken to participate in a month-long ballet camp in Mississippi with Ballet Magnificat.

Karis worked so hard this year.  She took many classes alone because the other adults couldn't always make class.  Taking a class alone, getting rapid-fire instructions, and not getting any breaks while other students are corrected made for some long, exhausting nights for her, but she excelled!