13th annual father-daughter dance draws newcomers, veterans

BOARDMAN

The 13th annual Father-Daughter Princess Dance was a love fest of major proportions, with fathers and daughters dancing and hugging and laughing and singing to each other.

For Miranda Russell of Boardman and her dad, John, it was their seventh date at the Father-Daughter Princess Dance. They obviously had a great time, but it was also bittersweet — it was their last Princess Dance.

Miranda, 12, the daughter of John and Kimberly and sister of Colin, is aging out of the dance, which is for girls 5-12.

“I wish we could do it again,” said the Boardman Center Middle Schooler.

On Thursday, the Russells were among 60 daughter-and-dad couples who attended the first of four Father-Daughter Princess Dances this weekend at Boardman Park’s Lariccia Family Community Center.

Like Thursday’s semi-formal event, the Princess Dances today, Saturday, and Sunday, Valentine’s Day, are sold out and no tickets will be available at the door, said Karen McCallum, event coordinator.

It has become so popular that next year it will probably be extended to two weekends, she said.

Read more about the event in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.