06/17/2026
As our recital weekend comes to a close, my heart is so full.
While our competition team is still gearing up for Nationals, I wanted to take a moment to celebrate every single person who made this dance season possible.✨
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To our recreational dancers: thank you for showing up each week, working hard, making new friends, and reminding us that the joy of dance is what it’s all about. Watching your growth this year was truly the highlight of our season. 💙
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To our competition dancers: your dedication, resilience, and countless hours in the studio continue to inspire us. We aren’t done yet, but I am already so proud of everything you’ve accomplished. 💚
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To our teachers/staff/choreographers/everyone behind the scenes: thank you for the endless hours, the creativity, the patience, the problem-solving, and for somehow making the impossible happen year after year. 🤍
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To our dance families: thank you for the carpools, quick dinners in the car, countless loads of rhinestone-covered laundry, early mornings, late nights, and for trusting us with your children. We know dance is a family commitment, and we couldn’t do any of this without you. 🪩
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Thank you for another incredible season filled with hard work, laughter, growth, and more left behind Stanley’s & Owala’s than should ever exist in one building. 😂
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A special congratulations to our three graduating seniors. This recital was your final year-end performance with us, and while it’s hard to imagine the studio without you, we are so proud of all you’ve accomplished. Thankfully, we’re not saying goodbye just yet—we still have one more Nationals together.
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Now let’s catch our breath for a moment... and then it’s on to Nationals. ❤️
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With love, Shaina
