adi and her friend jennaka decided to sign up for a duet at the stirling music festival. the song they chose to perform was "baby" by justin bieber and they spent the better part of the week leading up to the performance on our back deck after school.... singing and practicing their dance moves.
their rehearsals were TOP SECRET and we were not allowed to watch... so i only got to sneak one picture of them during "rehearsals".
when the day of the performance finally arrived, adi was eager to put on her pink cowgirl boots and get on the stage. i was very surprised by how many performers and audience members there were when we arrived at the lions club. it was packed... easily over 100 people altogether. so even though i was a little nervous and apprehensive for adi and jennaka... they didn't seem nervous at all.
as the mc called them to the stage, i was thinking, this is it... they are gonna be to nervous or they will forget the words or they will just freeze. but much to my amazement and delight... they did AWESOME. they sang loud and strong. they knew all the words. they were confident and smiley and they even looked like they were enjoying themselves. jennaka's mom and i were so proud of our girls. they really were the stars of the stage!
i snapped this pic of adi when she was exiting the stage after her performance... not a very clear shot, but it is very clear that she was tickled as pink as her cowgirl boots!
there was an intermission during the festival and the lions club put on a fabulous luncheon for the kids. they also entertained us with some old country and bluegrass tunes. i thought i'd died and gone to heaven. the band was great and the kids even loved it....although jennaka leaned over to me after their 4th song had started and asked "why do they keep playing the same song over and over?" i guess all bluegrass kinda sounds the same...lol!
after the show had concluded the kids were presented with prizes and plaques and adi and jennaka were chosen out of 25 performers to present flowers to the organizers of the festival... a very nice honour.
but they were most pleased to receive their plaques. great job ladies. you really were the stars of the stage!
and they are already planning their performance for next years show!
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