Colleyville Dancing With the Stars

Reilly, three of our precious princesses and I had the opportunity to perform at the Colleyville Dancing With the Stars event put on by the Colleyville Rotary Club. On Saturday, Princess Brit, Princess Gwyneth, and Princess Ally met Reilly and me at the venue early to rehearse and it was clear they were all naturals when it came to singing and dancing to Taylor Swift’s “Sparks Fly”. 

We taught them a bit of choreography and then had the opportunity to rehearse two times on stage prior to primping and getting our tiaras on for the evening. I had to so much fun talking to my little princesses and catching up with them about all that was going on with their various sports, schools and lives. They are so cute and always manage to put a smile on my face! It was especially great to meet our newest Colleyville LSP Ally. I had a great time chatting with her mom and getting to know all about her and her sweet family.

Around 7pm as 100 people took their seats the Princesses, Reilly and I headed back stage to prepare for our big singing performance. As you know, Reilly and I are both dancers. We started taking voice on a whim and have really enjoyed working with our fabulous voice coach, Stefani Little. We decided to sing just to get some experience under our belt but needless to say we were both pretty nervous! The beautiful Rebecca Robinson was one of the emcees of the event and after she introduced us we took the stage with our LSPs and sang “Sparks Fly”. Thankfully all of my nerves disappeared before I was even done singing the first verse! It was so much fun to look to my right and see my little sister and to look to my left and see three of my precious princesses. I am truly blessed beyond measure! 

After our performance we received many compliments from audience members which was certainly a confidence booster for both me and Reilly and made us realize that maybe we can sing after all! My Mom, Dad, Grandma Dot, Ed and Cynthia were all in attendance to cheer us on and they were very pleased with our performance! We got to watch all of the fabulous dancers including Carol Potter perform and it was truly a memorable evening. I also got to meet many of the members of the audience and of course take a few pictures. Overall, it was a fabulous night and I am so honored to have been a part of an event that raised over $22,000 for the Colleyville Education Foundation.