Last week's competition was actually a lot of fun. We were less stressed this time and Jaina new kinda what to expect going into it. Plus, her smile and confidence this time around was so awesome.
Doesn't she look so beautiful?! I think so!
She had on one of the best costumes there. She really did. She was SO sparkly. Everyone kept asking where she got her costume from and how beautiful she looked. It really boosted her confidence this time to really get out there and shine.
Here is the back of her costume.
During pageantry you can wear your hair down but in contest solo or duet it must be up in a bun.
Here she is all ready for her events
Practice makes perfect
Pageantry consists of three events, Pageant modeling aka (Best appearing), which is a slow walk, several pivots and turns. Then there is strut and xstrut which is basically military marching and pageant solo which is her solo routine.
She ended up placing 4 in modeling, 3 in strut, 5th in pageant solo. and overall 4th in pageantry which is all great scores for her first time
The contest was held at Letourneau University in one of their gyms. I like that Jaina is getting some exposure to some different universities because that way she can then decide where she wants to go to college in the future.
We took a lunch break and reapplied make up
Then it was time for her solo routine which is scored alone in a separate solo category. You can perform the same routine as your pageantry solo or a different one but since this was Jaina's first time, she just performed it twice for the judges.
Im so happy her costume didn't fall apart! Haha that's what I was nervous about.
She has to wear dance panty hose and tan dance shoes out on the floor
She aced both her solo routines with only ONE drop! I was so proud of her
She ended up with a 6th place in solo which she was not thrilled about but that's okay!
She still had a great time
Us moms had a great time too
The little girls on the team look up to Jaina so much. They love watching her perform.
Me, Maci and Kari at dinner the night before
After her solo she had a quick change for her duet with Sawyer
They practiced this routine perfectly right before they went out on stage and then in front of the judges Jaina fumbled a few times but they still managed to come in 1st place!
Instead of trophies at this contest they gave out records which we all thought was really cool! It was different. The kids enjoyed getting them. They also handed out medals, keychains and a few lava lamps as prizes!
Their gold record for 1st place duet
All the girls did so great! I loved watching all of them perform
Jaina ended up with one medal, one keychain medal and 3 records
I told her I was going to have to invest in a trophy cabinet for her wall
Lots of fun at this contest
And of course, us mom's had fun too. We have a great support team between all of us
As soon as the contest was over Jaina, and I booked it out of there. We were supposed to stay the night at Rachel and Greg's house that evening but they were sick, so we ended up driving 4 hours home. We both just wanted to get home. We got home late but were glad to be home.
I'm so proud of her and all her hard work she has put into twirling this year.
