It's Official!!!

It has been a crazy week. We all got through the last few days of dress rehearsal and recital...with little incident. There was a bit of drama after the second show...it's still really unfortunate that this one particular teacher had so much negative influence over so many kids. There were some tearful goodbyes...but now we are looking ahead.

06-01-11 will forever be a special day as our daughter is officially open for business. We rested all day Sunday...but went over to the studio to clean on Monday...Tuesday, Brittany, my mom and I painted A LOT of space....a foyer, a waiting room and two hallways. Brittany's studio colors are black, white, turquoise and raspberry pink! She chose a really pretty, soothing gray for the walls we painted on Tuesday. The two dance studios will be a lighter shade...a more silvery shade. Around the mirrors in the large studio we will put the pink...in the smaller studio, around the mirrors we will paint the turquoise...I think the kids are going to like it because it will be cheerful and fun. We still have to paint the dressing room and bathroom too. She has found silhouette stickers of ballerinas that are almost life size that she will place in the actual dance studios. I think they are going to look so neat.

Yesterday I began painting the woodwork...we are painting it black...it looks so sharp against that gray! Then we had to rush home and bake cookies and make lemonade, clean up and head back over there as on her opening day she had her first official meeting for her performance team. She made a presentation on power point and used her dad's projector that he uses for teaching his classes. She was very organized and had a good turn out. She currently has 4 teens interested in competing...about 5 intermediate kids (ages 10-12)and on younger girl. We are thankful for each and every one of them. She has been getting calls just about everyday about her summer classes which start on the 13th.

From this moment on...there is no looking back...we are following the Lord's lead...knowing that he will supply all of her needs. It's exciting to be a part of all of this...as a mommy...I couldn't be more thrilled.

Check out her website...at...www.danceoutlouddc.com
She is also on facebook...Dance Out Loud Dc

She created her own logo and web pages...we recieved the official paper work from our state yesterday...she can run her business under her studio name. Which is...Dance Out Loud! Dance Centre.

Our agenda for today...more painting, my husband is going to hang her speakers in her large studio and she can open her business checking account today too.

Wishing you a day full of blessings!
Joyce Marie