Day 5: The Rockettes Experience

Last night we had a low key evening. We had a drink in the lounge at the hotel then went out to dinner.  We were back at the hotel by 7:30pm & Jordan was asleep by 9:30pm. Much needed. My little sweet pea was bushed & was out the minute her head hit the pillow. 😴💤

Here's a few shots of the view looking out on Time Square from our hotel lounge. In the right hand corner is where the ball drops on NYE. 🎉

Just a few yellow cabs on the street. No sense in having a car & driving with all the traffic. You can get around more quickly by walking. And who needs a treadmill?!  My Fit Bit loves this city!  

Here's Jordan taking the opportunity to pose on a door step while waiting for our table for dinner. 

Yes! We're in! We had tried to have dinner at this restaurant on Friday night before Fiddler but it was an hour wait so we went elsewhere. 

This little, hole-in-wall, trendy Thai restaurant is where many on Yelp call the best Thai food in NYC. It is called Pure Thai Cookhouse and is in Hell's Kithen. It seats maybe 25 people & you sit on plastic stools VERY close & personal to your neighbor at the table on top of you, I mean, next to you. They play very loud pop music, the wait staff are super friendly & attentive and our server was one of the most beautiful young Thai woman I have ever seen. 

Now here's my beautiful girl inside & ready to eat. Just enough room to pose. 

The food was beyond flavorful & oh so delicious!  We had the Roasted Baby Back Ribs (pictured here); the Spicy Beef Salad & the Ratchaburi Crab & Pork Dry Noodles. A tastebud extravaganza! 😋

Today is the Rockette Experience. Jordan is taking a dance class with some Rockettes, followed by doing a mock audition where they use a real score sheet to score them.  Then they will do a Q&A session with the Rockettes as well as take pictures. After that the kids will tour Radio City & go back stage, then all have lunch together followed by seeing the 2pm New York Spectacular show choreographed by Mia Micheals. Whew! Gonna be quite an experience for my JoJo. 👯👯

The kids do all this without the parents today. Jordan was a bit nervous this morning about being alone all day without me or without any of her buddies from the Shely Pack Dancers with her, but I know she's gonna have a blast. Many of the girls on the tour came with lots of other kids from their dance studios. 

Here she is this morning with her partner from the musical theater class yesterday. So she actually does have a buddy to hang with today! 👍 This girl is from Omaha, Nebraska and was a great partner for Jordan yesterday. 

Here's our group walking to Radio City this morning.

We have arrived. 

The kids all lined up in groups by age before going in to take their class & do the mock audition. Jordan was looking a bit serious. I think she was somewhat intimidated because they need to do tap during the mock audition. Personally I think she is a good little tapper but she views it as her weakest area in dance. So I totally understand how this can be a little intimidating for a 10 year old. But I know they will make it fun & treat them well. I can't wait to hear about it from her. 

After the kids went into class, the parents had the option to do a tour of Radio City if we wanted to. I was in for that for sure. 

The tour was awesome!  I will blog some pictures and facts that I learned after I grab a bite to eat. It's a gorgeous, fascinating theater with an storied history. More to come a little later.