So You Think You Can Dance 2012

Just after concluding that I would never hear from this show again for tickets to their tapings, they changed their format back and started emailing people again.  I was able to get 4 tickets to the show for the season premiere and reveal of the Top 20.  Our regular crew were off camping or in England (yes, England trumps SYTYCD), so Angie and I decided to take Heather and Daisy.  The instructions say that anyone who doesn't "look" 14 will be turned away.  We decided our tall-as-mom daughters could pass.  They were so cute!

So the short story is...it was a great show!  We were sworn to secrecy.  Tune in Wednesday night.  It was a great experience to be there, and the girls had so much fun.  They were on the floor in the side pit, and had a front row view of everything.  The guest judge was Zoey Deschanel from New Girl (and Elf).  We also saw some friends from church who were in our show, and I'm pretty sure we'll see them on t.v. due to their awesome seats.

The long story is...we waited in line a looooooong time.  We arrived at 1:15PM, were escorted to the studio lines at 4:30PM and didn't get inside until closer to 5:30PM.  The taping started after 6PM, and we were released at 8:45PM.  Angie and I were in the seats toward the back and had a great view of the stage, but the girls continued to stand.  Thinking that they were young and most likely okay wasn't really true.  Heather has been fighting off a sinus infection, and the girls are only 12.   They did a great job of being mature, but Heather paid for it.  She felt awful and slept most of the way home.  Now I have guilty mom complex.  I hope when she feels better that this will be a great memory for her.  Maybe by the time the show airs and we can sit and watch together we'll be able to reminisce and have some fun memories.

There are some negative, naggy things we could dwell on about the experience, but I keep reminding myself that we were there! In the studio!  It is ultimately a really awesome experience.