Watching the elves — Alexandria, Va., November 2016

I caught this cute photo of a little girl watching Metropolitan Fine Arts Center's performance of "Frosty Follies" at Reston Town Center last night. The kids did a great job despite the, uh, frosty temperatures.

The Metropolitan School of the Arts' annual holiday concert is a marathon four-show Saturday on the last weekend before Christmas. In addition to showcasing class dances, MSA's pre-professional companies (MYTE, MYB and iMpulse) perform in addition to senior solos. Leading off each show was Santa's Frosty Follies, which I captured while shooting the first two shows of the day.

To see more Frosty pictures, go to my Facebook album here.

Featuring all-new choreography this year, Metropolitan School of the Arts' annual "Frosty Follies" production started its run of shows with a final dress rehearsal on Friday before heading to the official opening at Reston Town Center. There, a large crowd of parents, friends and holiday shoppers watched the revised and updated holiday show.

My kids have performed in Frosty for years, and it is always a challenge, tradition, and ultimately a treat to see this first show come off successfully. Held the day after Thanksgiving, it means that participants must return from traveling or push the leftovers aside. Families returned from Pennsylvania, New York, and North Carolina, among other places, to take part in the event.

For more photos, go to my Facebook album here. To purchase photos from the performance, go to the E-store link at the top of this page.

Frosty Follies made its first appearance before a giant crowd of holiday shoppers at the new Springfield Town Center on Saturday. The crowd was so large, in fact, that there was no good place to set up and shoot. So I took a different tack, walking around in a large circle and going up and down the escalators in an effort to capture the event. (And I still didn't exercise as much as the dancers...)

Frosty will conclude next Sunday, December 20 following two charity performances on Dec. 18 and Dec. 21 in Alexandria and Falls Church. The best place to catch this fun holiday revue will be at the Metropolitan School of the Arts Winter Concert. Four performances — at 10 a.m., 12:30, 3 and 5:30 p.m. — will be held at Woodson High School in Fairfax.

For more photos, go to my Facebook album here. To purchase photos from the performance, go to the E-store link at the top of this page.

Daily Photo: Singing and dancing for the holidays — Springfield, Va., December 2013

Daily Photo: Opening performances of Frosty Follies in Lorton, Va., and at the Reston Town Center.