Fancy that Nancy

Kellie and I took our "fancy" girls to see the Cuyahoga Valley Youth Ballet perform an original ballet based on three books from the Fancy Nancy children's series by Jane O'Connor.

Nancy, the main character in this series, adores dressing up. It would be an understatement to say that this little girl loves glitz and all things girly. Fancy Nancy can never have too many boas for playing dress up, nor does there seem to be a limit to how many sparkly accessories she wears in her wonderfully tousled, curly red hair. Each story in the Fancy Nancy series (and there are a lot!) provides a lesson about being true to yourself and expressing your unique personality.

The show, set in a museum where the art comes to life, was a lot of fun and our seats (third row center!) were great. The upbeat music and colorful costumes kept Grace and Dawson entertained the entire time. It was very different than the Wizard of Oz last year, but just as enjoyable. You can check out the fun video clip of the ballet here.

Kellie and I tried multiple times to get a good photo of Grace and Dawson together, but stubborn toddler personalities won and we didn't succeed. Dawson was dressed in true "Fancy Nancy" style with a colorful dress, necklaces, and her dog Frenchy. Here she is reading her new Fancy Nancy Easter book!Grace donned her velvet skirt and pink panda tights for the performance. Her outfit was enhanced with a pink boa from Kellie.