Julie Lyles Carr

Okay, yes, she’s my kid. And I’m crazy about her. But what is it about ballet that grabs your heart? I put up a picture of 2 of 8 competing her pointe solo this past weekend. I posted it on Facebook so fam&friends could take a peek. And my Facebook blew up. Ballet Blew Up. Precious comments, likes, lots of…
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I hadn’t spent much time in downtown Fort Worth in many a year. Or two. Or decade. Until this past weekend. I mean, I’ve been in Fort Worth a lot. Just not in the downtown area. When I was in college, a long time ago, we came to Fort Worth on the weekends pretty frequently. The stockyard area was getting…
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That’s my 5 of 8 up there, tearing up the stage. With his ladies, as he likes to say. All of our sons have taken dance. I’m a big believer that nothing can match it for brain development and movement organization. And for 5 of 8, it’s his thing. Loves it. Works hard at it. Is thrilled by it. Our…
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Another weekend, another large block of time seated in a dark performing arts center, watching dance after dance. Dance convention and competition. Our own personal version of March Madness. This season means the some of the kids and I are off our usual Sunday routine of worshipping with our church family. We miss it. We miss our friends, the corporate…
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Pointe Solo tonight in Ft. Worth My Texas Ballerina… Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.3 Sun, 04 Mar 2012 03:15:00 +0000julielylescarr