After performance comments from our wonderful parents

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