Here are some special emails I received from our wonderful parents after our performance. With their permission, I am sharing them on my blog. Each email meant so much to me and still warm my heart every time I read them.
Thank you to all of my students and their parents for all of your support and for allowing me to teach your dancers! ~ Rachael
"I am in awe :) such a magical whimsical performance! I know it wasn’t on purpose but I liked when the music stopped and we could hear the dancers steps, they were so in sync... Ava had a very memorable night, and learned the real meaning of THE SHOW MUST GO ON! :)" Kara K Christensen
My husband and I just wanted to thank you for a beautiful evening at the ballet last night. It was an amazing performance. I can't believe how much progress Heather has made in a few months with you. She is much more graceful and fluid in her dancing. I honestly believe she has learned more with you in a few months than she did in the 2 years she was with her last studio. Thank you again. You are a wonderful teacher and Heather loves being in your class. Have a wonderful week off. It's well deserved. Laura & Boyd Hill
Dear Rachael, I am sure
that you were disappointed about the power outage Saturday night but I wanted
to tell you how impressed my family and I were with the whole event! The
choreography was amazing, the scenery was brilliant, the costumes were lovely
and the dancers all showed that they are truly taught by a master instructor. We loved Mara's, Elena's, and Talia's
performances best of course, but more than one of us was brought to tears when
the older girls kept dancing - in time - when no music was playing. My husband commented that the performance showed that the
classes are worth the drive back to West Jordan. Please know
that the problems on Saturday were unfortunate but they allowed us to see your
professionalism, your strength of spirit and the love that your dancers (and
their families) have for you! It is an
evening we will never forget! Love, The Cutler Family
Wow! What a gorgeous
ballet! You are amazing. Everything was absolutely beautiful. Thank you for
allowing Madison to be a part of this. She
really had a great experience. She has not been part of an actual ballet before
and this was so wonderful. She could not bear to take her beautiful costume off
and spent about an hour dancing in the living room when we arrived home
dreaming of the day that she'll get to be on pointe. Even my husband was impressed which is no
small thing. Thank you thank you thank
you!!!! Monica Carpentier
“En Pointe School of Ballet BRAVO!!!!
Encore for another performance soon!! Amazing choreography, technique, and
dancers. Can't wait for the next ballet!!!
The technical
difficulties brought out the professionalism and poise of your dancers!!! The
standing ovation at the end was well deserved!!! AMAZING performance!!!” Melissa Meyerhoffer
I
was so moved tonight! Everything was just amazing. You literally brought tears
to my eyes. My girls were just enchanted, and especially loved the four season
fairies. My favorite too!! I hope you have room for my girls in the fall, or at
least Rylee. She would never forgive if she didn't get to dance with you! We
were both awestruck at the whole thing! Love, Shayla Christofferson
You were so classy and amazing through the performance,
Rachael. What a great teacher and leader
you are! The pace of the ballet was
great- you truly know what you're doing scripting ballets. Dawn
Wessman
I had a very positive experience at
the recital. At the beginning I was so very impressed by your artistry! The
sets and colors in the costumes, the choice of music and storyline were
incredible! I was amazed at your ability to produce such a beautiful ballet in
every detail. And then when the lights went out I was impressed by your
"Show must go on" spirit. My girls are very happy at your dance
studio. We look forward to next year's Swan Lake. Amy
Robinson
We are so excited to continue having our
girls at your studio and are very satisfied with you, the ballet performance
was really fun to watch, with all the inconveniences, we enjoyed it very much,
I can see how your students are very loyal to you and their effort to kept it
going. Our friends and family were very amazed by the whole thing, and that
made us very happy. Carmen Martinez
I just want you to know that I think you are doing a great job. I know how much
work goes into a production of this size and that there are MANY bumps in the
road. You are dealing with a lot of people and children and that is a very
challenging task!!!I am very impressed with the ballet that my daughter has
learned from you. She enjoys class and dancing! I love the way that you make
her feel about herself. You are doing
fantastic and I LOVE the ballet!! Sincerely, Mindy Pfeil
I can't thank
you enough for showing us the beautiful dancers my girls are. They have enjoyed
this so much. Ellie has so much confidence and we just love to see what she has
learned. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! Kristie
Midgley
You
are truly amazing! I can't believe the ballet you pulled out of your hat and
coordinated 60 students to perform so wonderfully! We are so lucky to be able
to take dance from you! You are a great teacher! Thank you so much for being so
incredible! Heather Newbold
I just wanted to say that I think that
you are doing an amazing job. You have put so much into this and you are
amazing for coming up with this whole thing. You have such a creative mind. I'm
not sure I could have created such a wonderful production. The choreography,
the scenery, the costumes, the music selection, it took a ton of time, of work
and you have done very well. I am do excited that Hannah gets to be a part of
it! Thank you for this opportunity for her K'Lyn
Gray
I think you do a great job giving our girls the large studio experience for a
small studio price. I was telling your
husband yesterday that this has been the best organized performance that we
have ever been involved in. I am impressed at everything you are doing. I was
impressed that you only ran over by a half an hour. There always will be glitches,
you have done allot to structure everything to reduce the glitches as much as
possible. Thank you for all you do, I can tell you put a ton of work into this performance.
Jeanine Peel
