The kids returned to dance today with an all day (5.5 hours!) first rehearsal for the upcoming (end of September) Vicksburg Preservation Celebration Weekend, where RiverPointe is putting on a 1.5 hour recital covering the history of Vicksburg. James will be in 6 numbers and Cora will be in 5, ranging from the Natchez Native Americans through the French fur traders through the Spanish military outpost through Newitt Vick's founding of Vicksburg through the Siege of Vicksburg through the Sprague (the world's largest steam powered sternwheeler towboat) through the building of the railroad across the Mighty Mississippi through the bottling of Coca Cola through the river boats - the finale will be a rousing rendition of Proud Mary... Rollin' on the River! There will be ballet, jazz, contemporary, tap, and even Can Can. It's going to be a blast (and a lot of costume changes)!
Somehow, after all that rehearsal (where they learned every single dance!), they still had enough energy to return to the studio at 7pm for a glow stick dance party. They had such an awesome day - we're really thankful to be part of the RiverPointe family!!
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