Don't Say I Didn't Warn You.... Here's Loni!

This is the Lonica "brag" blog that I warned you was coming. Loni is Lynell's youngest child. Even though she has 4 older brothers, she is ALL GIRL. We went to Orem, Utah last weekend to see her compete in Champion Productions national competition. She had won "Queen" in the previous competitions (queen is the highest rating) so in this one she was competing only against other "Queens" ..... So I guess you could call this a "Royal" competition. Since she was the youngest in her division, competing against the best, it was both exciting and nerve racking.

She did 6 different dances (2 solos and 4 team ) and was kept busy changing costumes and hair styles. Here Lynell helps her get ready for her lyrical solo

Her lyrical solo was my favorite dance. She did it beautifully.

After each performance she had a hug for her Grampy and Grammy

This was her jazz dance costume. She also did a great job on her jazz solo.

This was her modern dance costume. I didn't think this costume was that cute but the girl who wore it was.

Since Lonica just barely turned 9 she had to compete in the 9-12 year old category. We warned her that being the youngest in this division she probably would not win. However, she proved us wrong. She won "Queen" with both her lyrical and jazz solos. She got two 1st places, one 2nd place and one 4 place on the 4 team dances she was in. Way to go Loni!

This is part of her lyrical dance. Unfortunately, I missed filming her fuete turn series which were her most advanced moves.

This is the end of her lyrical solo. I added it in just because I think it is pretty.

This is some of her jazz solo

This is what Lonica looks like without her dance makeup on. We like her best this way...... our sweet Loni-Lou. We are so glad that we could spend this time with you. You did a great job at your dance competition. You will always be my special "Honey Bunny"