Hannah competed in the UCONN Ballroom competition last weekend at the University of Connecticut. This was, I think, her first competition dancing at the Bronze level. It was also the first time that she didn't lead every dance.
Hannah and her partner, Saira, are jiving in the semifinals in the video below.
Allow me to explain a little about these competitions, for those of you who don't compete or don't have children competing in them. They are all day long events, typically starting at 08:00 am and wrapping up about 12 hours later with an awards ceremony. This means that Hannah gets up around 3 am, to shower, primp and power slam coffee before connecting with her team at the school around 5:45 am. When the day is over, they're just pooped. This time around Hannah danced in shoes that were slightly too small with resulting blisters roughly the size of Montana. I carried her inside around 8pm. Gritty performance.
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