DD's Steps Dance Concert

Today at 6 p.m. was STEPS' 17th Summer Dance Workshop concert at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP). Dancing Queen and her group danced a Spanish Dolls number based on the Ballet classic, "Coppelia".

My MIL and BIL watched along with us. We ate a late but hearty dinner at the Aristocrat Restaurant after the show. It was a successful concert and we all thank the Lord for good weather and an equally good show. Dancing Queen did very well onstage. :)

The glory and honor is God's -- the giver and maker of talents in all of us.

When you are onstage
you are having an affair
with three thousand people
Gelsey Kirkland

DD's Steps Award

Praise the Lord for our Dancing Queen's efforts are recognized!



She received this year's "MOST IMPROVED AND HARDWORKING BALLET DANCER" award in STEPS's 17th Summer Dance Workshop 2011. And she is very happy and thrilled! So are we, and we are very proud of her. :)



Dancers are not great because of their talent...
They are great because of their passion
Unknown

DS's 14th Piano Recital

DS wowed the audience this afternoon as he played a four-hands piece with his teacher and mentor in the U.P. College of Music's Extension Program.

Migs played Hungarian Dance No. 8 in A Minor by Johannes Brahms, and a solo of Prelude in E Minor Op. 11 No. 9 by Alexander Scriabin. Praise God for a successful recital.



For heights and depths no words can reach,
music is the soul's own speech.
Unknown

Third Scholarship For Our DS

The road is getting straighter and clearer for our DS. Just a few minutes ago this afternoon, we received an unexpected but welcome blessing from this private school --- offering DS a scholarship for high school. They said DS scored 93 over 100 in his entrance exam, and got the highest test score in the history of student applicants who took the exam in the school. Yes, this is the 3rd scholarship offered to our DS, but we are ecstatic and excited as ever. Praise be to our God!

We are deciding where to put DS, but DH and I think it is best to try both, to help us decide where DS will fit in best. More updates to come next time. :)

Education is not preparation for life;
education is life itself.
John Dewey

Dancing Queen's New Best Friend

Dancing Queen has a new buddy. Meet TAYLOR STAGG -- her newest best friend. Taylor Swift is one of her favorite artists. Her guitar is a Stagg brand. Get it? :)



Glad to see my children are hooked to music. My other one, my DS, is a pianist who will be competing by the end of this year in a Piano competition sposored by NAMCYA or The National Music Competitions for Young Artists Foundation.

Someday, it would be my and DH's pride and joy to see both of them perform for the Lord. Either in dance (for Dancing Queen), or music (for DS). :)

There is nothing in the world
so much like prayer as music is.
William P. Merrill