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And the weather turned out really nice!
Our kids did great and we all had fun!
Front Banner - Thanks Taylor and Samantha.
Preschoolers and Moms - Ready to Roll!
Walking Gymnasts as they Prepare to Begin the Parade. They are certainly proud to be a part of Huff 'n Puff!
More Walking Gymnasts - and who could that be with the Santa hat?
Thanks, Mr. Bobby for all you did for the parade.
Not quite sure that this is going to be fun - this waiting is not fun!
We Tap 'n Tumblers don't know what to expect, but we're going to be ready, anyway. How cute they look in their new costumes.
Tap 'n Tumblers dancing before the parade for the judges. They did a great job, dancing to "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus." It is so much fun to watch our very youngest dancers.
Five and Six-year-old "Sleighride" dancers pose in their gorgeous Sleigh float. These young ladies also have new, pretty and very classy costumes. Thanks, Stacy Gangluff, for the beautifully decorated trailer.
These five and six-year-old dancers amazed all of us with their "Sleighride" Dance. They showed us that they could dance as prettily as they looked.
Happy Seven-and-Up Dancers prove that they are not camera shy! They were ready to go and they did a great job of dancing and doing motions as they walked in the parade.
Congratulations, Girls! Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Forty-seven girls proved that they could dance as sharply as they looked in their pretty red and white with red polka dots. These dancers received the second-place trophy for the younger dancers.
The ten - twelve-year-old "Grinch" dancers and Grinch himself, after practicing so hard, have a little fun before the parade. We know how hard you worked and we were so proud!!!!
"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch!" Great Going Dancers - Second Place in the Older Performance Award. We are so proud of you! Special thanks to Grinch, too - you danced as well as the girls!!!
Thanks, Mr. Grinch - You don't look mean to me! You did a great job!
A few of the Senior Company Dancers hamming it up before the parade. Great job, Dancers. You know we are always proud of you!!!!
Soloist Lindsey and music box dancers, Camille and Taylor, as the dancers in the presents await their cue. The other dancers were on each side dreaming of dancing days, awaiting their turn to all get up and dance. Congratulations, dancers on a top-notch job!!!
Part of the Senior Dance Company as they practiced before the judges arrived. Our Senior Dancers received First Place in the Older Performance Category for the third year in a row. Great job dancers! See you at Alltel!!
Members of the Jacksonville Gymnastics Competitive Team quickly pose as the parade is beginning. There were more who didn't get in the photo (but this was the last photo on the memory card - sorry.) Thanks girls for your support and for tumbling. Can't believe you tumbled the whole way. The praise from the sidelines could be easily heard. And we thank our other gymnasts who danced so well for us, too. We're proud of all of you!
Leader News Photo
And Then There are Others Who Walk the Parade in Their Own Way!
Congratulations and our sincere thanks to our dancers, parents, and drivers and especially to our instructors and staff. What a great job you all did! We sincerely hope that you are as proud to be a part of Huff 'n Puff as we are for you being a part!!!!
(Note from the Editor (ha!) - I reread what I have written and I realize that "Proud" is in here a hundred times but we do feel so much pride for our students - and I think we live up to our name - the "Pride of Jacksonville.")
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