A Rat Pack Christmas

Happy December everyone! I hope your holidays have been fabulous so far, I know mine have.

This weekend, my sister and her team participated in a Christmas show at the Civic Arts Plaza in Thousand Oaks called a Rat Pack Christmas. The show payed tribute to Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Joey Bishop, and Ava Gardner.

The creator of this show's daughter dances with my sister, and they thought it was a good idea to maybe throw the dance team in a couple of dances. Something you should know is that the daughter's grandfather on one said was Buddy Hackett and on the other side, the grandparents are Aurora and Ron Miller.

One more reason they chose my sister's class is because they look younger, so they would look cute for the songs they danced to: "Candyman" and "Everyone's a Kid at Christmas Time." Her class had been rehearsing for a week and a half at every opportunity. With and without the cast, with everyone, without everyone, different studios, it didn't matter.

Finally, after all the studio practicing, it was time to practice on the stage. They drove to the Civic Center at 3:30 and rehearsed on the big stage with the on-stage orchestra, piano, and singers until the show began at 8:00. They broke for dinner and an occasional snack, but that was it.

The show was about to begin, and they put on their costume (which was a black leotard with an attached tie, fish-net leggings, black shorts, and a top hat) and makeup.

The show was hilarious, the singing was great, but more importantly, the dancing was awesome. It was a great experience.

The show ended at 11:00 and I didn't get home until almost midnight, so we were all tired. But we had a fun time.

There will be another show this week in Santa Barbara which, unfortunately, I will not be attending because I have to be at school, but I wish them good luck, and know they'll do great.