I had my first recital at nursery school today and as you can see I was quite nervous. There were so many people there. Usually it is just us kids and the teachers but today there were so many grown up with the kids. I did not like this sudden change to my comfortable environment.
I sat nervously with Mommy and Daddy waiting to see what would happen next. We had been practicing for this recital for weeks now and I always enjoyed our rehearsals and did really well. Yesterday, the teachers told Daddy that I did so well at rehearsal and they were looking forward to the recital.
First we had role call. For months I have been doing so well at raising my hand when my name is called. Today was different. I got stage fright and froze. I’m usually so good at this and yet with all the changes I felt that I couldn’t do anything.
First other classes went first and did their performance. There were some kids who did great and performed with smiles and joy. There were those who cried and showed that they did not want to be there up on stage. Any guess which I was?
The theme of the recital was presents. We were to hide behind props that looked like huge presents and we would jump out in our festive costumes. I had practiced really hard and nailed it at rehearsal. I even donned my costume without complaint. The recital was a different story.
As you can see I did not wear my costume, did not joyously jump out of my present, and overall did not enjoy the recital. To be honest I much preferred the rehearsals. Less people and pressure.
Still, Mommy and Daddy were very proud of me for trying and were happy to see my on stage. It was a learning experience and I’m already looking forward to doing better during the next recital now that I know there will be a crowd and different circumstances.
After my part was done, I was much mored relaxed after I took some time to calm down. I even started to enjoy myself and started playing with Daddy’s shoes.
Maybe the recital did not go as any of us had hoped or planned, but it was still a fun event. Mommy and Daddy were happy to see me participate and are looking forward to the next recital. They also liked seeing the inside of my school and all the cute decorations. They’re favorite decoration was a Mason decoration
