- Jules
Leap! the night away
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My daughter has become my best friend, though she drives me nuts some times, I can't picture life without her. She looks exactly like my husband, but she is exactly like me in everything else. Now, I don't know if that is a good thing, but I love the passionate, strong character person she already is at 3 years old.
Baby Nellie and I got to enjoy some quality time together at an event hosted by Lionsgate. Leap! the movie is an amazing, inspirational film. My daughter has been watching it on repeat, since last night, and now wants to go to ballet classes due to it!
Yesterday's event was full of arts and crafts, ballet class, tutu making and dancing! Lots of dancing!!! We had a wonderful time and not to mention the great cause! Footloose is an organization that donates lightly used shoes to less fortunate kids who aren't able to replace their shoes as often as others.
I highly recommend watching the film, I promise you won't be disappointed!
Photos taken by Taylor Krause
About Leap!
Featuring all-star voice talent led by Elle Fanning (Maleficent), alongside Nat Wolff (The Fault in Our Stars) and Maddie Ziegler (The Book of Henry), with Mel Brooks (Spaceballs), featuring Carly Rae Jepsen (singer-songwriter of the hit song “Call Me Maybe”) and Kate McKinnon (“Saturday Night Live”), Leap! is a colorful and imaginative story about an orphan girl who is determined to follow her dream of becoming a ballerina. Filled with irresistible original music, Leap! features the hit track “Cut to the Feeling.”
Eleven-year-old orphan Félicie (Fanning) has one dream — to go to Paris and become a dancer. Her best friend, Victor (Wolff), an imaginative, exuberant boy with a passion for creating, has a dream of his own — to become a famous inventor. In a leap of faith, Victor and Félicie leave their orphanage in pursuit of their passions. But there’s a catch: Félicie must pretend to be the child of a wealthy family in order to gain admittance to the prestigious and competitive Opera Ballet School in Paris. And with no professional dance training, she quickly learns that talent alone is not enough to overcome the ruthless, conniving attitudes of her fellow classmates, led by the devious Camille Le Haut (Ziegler). Determined to succeed, Félicie finds her mentor in the tough and mysterious school custodian, Odette (Jepsen), who, along with Victor’s encouraging friendship, help her reach for the stars.
About FOOTLOOSE
FOOTLOOSE is a non-profit charitable organization that collects new and gently used dance shoes to donate to less fortunate aspiring dancers. FOOTLOOSE donates shoes to a variety of organizations. For more information to donate or receive shoes, visit http://www.footloosemission.com/.
FOOTLOOSE was founded by Becca Duberman, a dancer and philanthropist, in 2010. Becca’s passion for dance and her compassion for children led to the creation of FOOTLOOSE. Like its movie namesake, FOOTLOOSE, the story of overcoming restrictions to dance, connects donors to needy recipients.