Six-year-old William H. Bashaw Elementary School student Zachary McLaughlin kept his mom, Julia, chuckling with amusement as he wriggled his way across the cafeteria Feb. 22.
She used her phone to capture his enthusiasm on video during the school’s mother/son dance.
“He dances all the time,” she said, adding Zachary particularly likes music by Maroon 5.
Zachary paused long enough for to ask for a bathroom break, but was back on the dance floor in time for his favorite dancing song, “Whip Nae Nae.”
He dances at home, but the school dance was special.
“I like it because I love her,” he said of bringing his mom to the dance.
Dozens of other mothers and sons enjoyed the evening with photos, cookies and cupcakes and music.
Christine and Trevor Austin missed their Cub Scouts meeting to attend.
Seven-year-old Davian Cheaves, with his mom Nichole, says he is most excited about getting to eat cupcakes.
Brayan Jaimes, 3, dances with his big sister, Giselle, while their mom, Maria, dances with his brothers, Francisco and Alexander, not pictured.
"She's beautiful," Joshua Salinas, 8, says of his mom, Carolina Matute.
Samantha and Jackson Taylor planned a dinner date to Poblanos after the dance. Jackson picked the spot.
Zachary McLaughlin cannot keep off the dance floor.
Three-year-old Nathan Brandolino got to attend with his older brother, Darren, 11, and mom, Christy.
Moises and Maria Ruiz attend their first mother-son dance.
Ashton Barbee, with his mom, Tiffany, says he loves "dancing...and the cookies."
Jacob Douglas, 11, attends with his aunt Tiffany Gibson, a paraprofessional at the school.
Chioma Michel and her son Evan, 7, ate pizza before arriving at the dance.
Luis Martinez and Jack Chavous dance to "Juju on the Beat."
Six-year-old Cash Pippin attended the dance for the second year, this time as a kindergartner, with his mom, Shannon.
Rozalyn Charette snuggles with her son Vincent, who finally took a break from dancing. "He's a lone dancer," she jokes.
Alandra Clarke poses for a quick portrait with her son Ishmael Dunbar, 6.
"She's a really good dancer," Corig Poole, 9, bragged of his grandma, Sharon Gallon.
Leticia Cruz and her son Skyler, 5, attend their first dance and make sure to get a picture together.
