One of the joys of living in the same city as my family is that I get to be a good auntie. This past Saturday I cheered on my nieces at their dance recital hosted by Variations Academy of Performing Arts. They’ve been dancing for about 2 years at this academy and I really believe that it has helped them improve their self-esteem, but above all else, get over stage fright! They really enjoyed dancing on stage (despite their nerves at the start) and remembered all their steps. Congrats Kyana and Kyala- you’ve made your auntie very proud!

<Kyala, age 5, is on the right>

(Kyala again enjoying her 3 min of fame)

(sister Tuyet prepping Kyana for her tap recital)

(Kyana, age 7, looking as graceful as she can in her ballet shoes)
