Five Golden Rings

Belleview Elementary School Thursday, December 2, 2010

Rehearsal time!

Rehearsals kept us busy for several days. We wanted to make sure that we were prepared to do our very best.

Fifth grade students rehearsing a canon for the third day.

Third grade students carried the “five golden rings” for the fifth day.

Our eight maids a milking and nine ladies dancing are in costume and ready to perform!

Backstage jitters!

Fifth graders are ready to perform!

Four fifth grade students auditioned for speaking parts in the musical. The speakers are in their “living room” waiting for the musical to start!

Fifth grade students playing the instrumental overture.

Fifth grade students performing for the first day (a partridge in a pear tree).

Next up, a recorder duet for the second day (two turtledoves) and a 3-part canon for the third day (three French hens).

Then we got out kazoos for the fourth day (four calling birds).

The Fifth Day:

“Five Golden Rings!”

Our soloist was nervous, but she did an excellent job! And our ring bearers provided just the right special touch.

On the sixth day there were geese…

… a whole gaggle of them!

Hold on, wait a minute, something’s not right! We see the seven swans, and they’re all dressed in white, But the movement’s all wrong—there’s not a swimmer in the bunch! It’s like it’s time for recess and they’re all out to lunch.

Instrumental soloists.

The eighth day was a jazzy piece featuring singers, instrumentalists, two instrumental soloists, and a great dance by our eight maids-a-milking!

Up next were our nine ladies dancing, who were “interrupted” by our ten lords a-leaping! The audience clapped the beat along with our dance, they had so much fun!

Our eleven pipers piping were next, playing their recorders.

Our drummers drumming drummed up a canon for the twelfth day.

And we brought everyone out for a final bow!

Group costume shots

Five golden rings

Eight maids a-milking

Seven swans a-swimming

Six geese a-laying

Nine ladies dancing

Ten lords a leaping

Produced by Belleview Elementary School

Funded by the generous support of the Rock Hill School District Education Foundation.