Our Costume Trim Is Purple

Our Costume Trim is Deep Purple.. don't understand where this blue is coming from.. Blue is soooo not my favorite color with black. ;)

WE WON THE PARADE

Whoo Hoo! We won our first parade. What a thrilling event.

Now its time to learn freestyle baton twirling. Learning ballet, modern dance and twirling together...

Family From GA coming to watch.

Soon we will have our Georgia family in town to watch the JoLee Ettes

One last rehersal in full costume. Then the big day is near...

Yahoo!

Street Dreams Helping The JoLee Ettes

Street Dreams the car and boat audio business is offering to help the JoLee Ettes!

We will not only hear the music ... I think the buildings might shake a little too.

Costumes done by Ms. Glenda are almost done. The costumes are fab!

Chailie said " Mom, these costumes are so pretty. They are prettier than anything I have ever seen"..

So not only are the costumes a victory.... the music will be too...

All great business... found in LEWISVILLE!

Youve Been Painted with Love By a Jo'Lee Ette and Alpha Phi Sister

Amazing Amazing night with the Alpha Phi sisters. Putting photos up soon and more good thoughts on what a fantastic group of girls the Alpha Phi sisters are... I'm gathering all mom comments so they can read them
May God continue to bless those girls.... for with each good act you do..... it comes back to you 10x....

Had a great practice today. Sydney's mom said " Lewisville is going to be so proud of these girls"!

Yes they will. The smile on their faces was fabulous.

What a great feeling when you see something come all together.

Today I also learned it is very hard to teach your child...

Things I wanted to share, have become a bit tough and frustrating at times.

Attitude by both mother and daughter can kill the beauty of sharing. Wow.. lesson I will keep learning.

Thank you Father in Heaven for giving me the spirit to teach.. I love what I do, and my daughter is a gift from you... I will keep trying

New Trick for the Teacher.

Today I learned that by showing a child they can do a routine with their eyes closed... gave great confidence.

One of my children thought that performing was "for the audience". I told her almost, Performing is about her joy of and love of twirling and SHARING that with the audience.

When I asked her to close her eyes and do the routine.... she caught the baton... even with her eyes closed... Hello... did you "catch that" ... She caught the baton with her EYES CLOSED... TWICE...

Now.. her muscles will take over and her ego will calm down. She can do it. This was a great and victorious try.

Leadership and Class All in ONE HOUSE

Thank you to the sisters of Alpha Phi at University of North Texas.

The Alpha Phis sisters have agreed to our $1 to paint your nails party with the Jo'Lee Ettes to help my Jo'Lee Ettes raise money for their costume cost and parade fees.

The Jo'Lee Ettes will be painting nails, eating popcorn, watching fun movies, and learing what sisterhood is all about.

Most of all the Jo'Lee Ettes will see the Alpha Phi ladies working hard in school ,and sharing their time with those in need, and showing what leadership means.

We are so blessed that you care. Thank you ALPHA PHI sisters for taking this time to show the Jo'Lee Ettes about "walking the walk, and talking the talk."

http://www.untalphaphi.com/

PS- Most of these little girls would love to go to UNT. So I guess you could consider this an early rush... and early early rush party.. :)

http://www.ncabt.com/

Site with all info about Dallas Feb. Competition

Great Site

www.ustwirling.com

Parents. This webpage offers a great look at the world of twirling.
Lee

United States Twirling Association

United States Twirling Association: "2010 U.S. NATIONAL BATON TWIRLING CHAMPIONSHIPS AND FESTIVAL OF THE FUTURE
July 12-17, 2010
Savannah, Georgia
Guess who has family in Savannah.... ME!
Can you say Road trip with Ms. Lee! :)

I am off to the UNT sorority houses to see if they will participate in our fun fundraiser.

Chailie who is eight wrote them a letter asking if we could have a nail painting party. We bring the movie, popcorn, and nail polish and paint their nails for a dollar. Not a bad idea since each sorority has over 60 girls!

My JoLeeEttes are going to learn to help their parents to raise money for their costumes and parade fee's. I am trying to teach responsibility, plus make them feel as though they accomplished something great for their team AND allow them to see what college life can bring if you work hard at school. Many of the girls at the sororities have large dreams of becoming doctors, teachers, lawyers, crime scene investegators, you name it. They have a positive vision,what a good influence to be around!

Wish us luck!

"http://joleeettetwirlteam.moonfruit.com/"

Syndication Baton Club- Thank You

Thank you for such a beautiful routine!
The line and flow of modern and ballet dance- the beauty of the baton twirler as one routine...
Wow are these girls amazing.....

ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDvrUAMQwkQ

I felt like I was listening to the crowd cheer on the USA Hockey Team from the movie Miracle...
Awesome....

Jo'Lee Ettes here we go...

Hi Lee ,
Lilah had mentioned baton twirling as something she thought she would like to try and after hearing about scholarship opportunities , I was thrilled too! I could tell she was apprehensive at the first class but after the class she said she wanted to continue and would commit to all of the girls and Ms Lee. She has tried several things and struggles with dyslexia and aural processing issues though after seeing Lees patience with her and all the girls , we both felt that we had a winner!

We are looking forward to her new gains and new friends, this is going to be an awesome year! Thank you for taking the extra time to catch her up and to make us feel welcome!
Sincerely
The Gumbs Family

Sydneys Mom- My student that prayed for the class to happen..

Dear Miss Lee,

YES!! Sydney LOVED the class, she told everyone at school about her amazing time with you and the other girls. Sydney received her baton yesterday and is looking forward to her class tonight!!!

Good Day,

Kelley.

More Good Mom Thoughts on Class!

Lee,
First I want to say that 10 out of 10 you met and exceeded my expectations for the class. Your energy wasn't overwhelming for the girls but kept the class interesting and fun for them. Your skill is obvious as a dancer and a twirler and also as a teacher.

Elizabeth Kelly

Moms Responses

Lee

"My daughter absolutely LOVES the baton twirling class. Not only has she been learning new skills and great hand-eye coordination, her confidence level is soaring! She is so proud of herself and her accomplishments in the class. Her baton now goes everywhere with her! And Mrs. Lee shows so much patience with the girls. She is always loving and encouraging!"

Sandy Everett