Moments of Magic: Father and Daughter Sweetheart Dance

Steven Gillis dances with his five-year-old daughter, Camden, during the Father and Daughter Sweetheart Dance.

Gilbert Rodriguez holds his three daughters, Amiah, 8, back, Ariah, 8, left, and Ayva, 5, center, during the Father and Daughter Sweetheart Dance at Sabana Grande Recreation Center in Rio Rancho on Saturday.

Adriel Baldonado, 7, and her father Elias Baldonado attend the Father and Daughter Sweetheart Dance at Sabana Grande Recreation Center in Rio Rancho, N.M., on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025.

Brian Roth swings around his six-year-old daughter, Esther Roth, while they dance together during the Father and Daughter Sweetheart Dance at Sabana Grande Recreation Center in Rio Rancho, N.M., on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025.

Avenly Butler, 6, laughs while waiting in line with her father Gregory Butler for the Father and Daughter Sweetheart Dance at Sabana Grande Recreation Center in Rio Rancho, N.M., on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025.

Penelope Alderete, 8, clings to her father, Joseph Alderete, as they dance together during the Father and Daughter Sweetheart Dance at Sabana Grande Recreation Center in Rio Rancho, N.M., on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025.

Jazmine Marquez, 8, looks up at her father Robert Marquez while they wait for the doors to open for the Father and Daughter Sweetheart Dance at Sabana Grande Recreation Center in Rio Rancho, N.M., on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025.

Gilbert Rodriguez twirls around his five-year-old daughter, Ayva, with his other two daughters, Ariah, 8, left, and Amiah, 8, right, during the Father and Daughter Sweetheart Dance at Sabana Grande Recreation Center in Rio Rancho, N.M., on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025.

Steven Gillis dances with his five-year-old daughter, Camden, during the Father and Daughter Sweetheart Dance at Sabana Grande Recreation Center in Rio Rancho, N.M., on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025.

Elias Baldonado dances with his daughter Adriel Baldonado, 7, during the Father and Daughter Sweetheart Dance at Sabana Grande Recreation Center in Rio Rancho, N.M., on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025.

Noelle Santos, 8, wears her corsage from her father, Jamie Santos.

Girls dance with their fathers during the Father and Daughter Sweetheart Dance at Sabana Grande Recreation Center in Rio Rancho, N.M., on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025.

Noelle Santos, 8, holds hands with her father, Jaime Santos, during their arrival at the Father and Daughter Sweetheart Dance at Sabana Grande Recreation Center in Rio Rancho, N.M., on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025.

Elias Baldonado dances with his daughter Adriel Baldonado, 7, during the Father and Daughter Sweetheart Dance at Sabana Grande Recreation Center in Rio Rancho, N.M., on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025.

Ava Maestas, 5, and her father, Anthony Maestas, wait in line together for the Father and Daughter Sweetheart Dance at Sabana Grande Recreation Center in Rio Rancho, N.M., on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025.

Steven Gillis dances with his five-year-old daughter, Camden, during the Father and Daughter Sweetheart Dance at Sabana Grande Recreation Center in Rio Rancho, N.M., on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025.

Eric Zimak ties a corsage on his daughter's wrist, Claire Zimak, 5, with Brian Roth, left, and his six-year-old daughter, Esther Roth, during the Father and Daughter Sweetheart Dance at Sabana Grande Recreation Center in Rio Rancho, N.M., on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025.

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Published February 9, 2025 - 2:16 p.m. Modified February 9, 2025 - 3:29 p.m.

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