Crossroads Theatre

On March 18, the SPA dancers had their first show in a professional theater. It was at Crossroads Theatre in New Brunswick. The morning was spent rehearsing and preparing to leave and packing up the set into the van. When we walked into the theater, it brought back memories of summer theater camp and teaching the kids. It was my first time actually dancing there though. We unloaded the van and began to put down the marley and put the set in place. After all of that was done, we had to light the show. After the show was lit, we went over a few pieces and ran a few pieces and then took a dinner break and got ready for the show.

Surprisingly, I wasn't too nervous about the performance, but I was still nervous. Mid way through the first piece I realized that there was a chair in the wings when it should've been on stage. I asked Kiara to take it out when we walked on for Time since it would have been the least noticeable. From what I saw, the rest of the show went without much problem. After the show, Ashlei and I collected the costumes from everybody, then got dressed in our "fancy clothes". The experience will stay with me, even though I'm sure to have more experiences like this.

Catching Up

Over the last month, we performed at Crossroads Theatre, started anatomy and nutrition, started working with Michelle Robinson, and I auditioned for Slippery Rock University and got accepted. Last week, I wore a new leotard each day to decide which one to wear for my final college audition for Towson University. At the end of the week, Ms. Mack helped me decide that my halter leo with a cutout and a low back was the one to wear for my audition. Also, Ms. Mack started a ballet piece to Vivaldi. I can't wait to see the finished product.

On April 16, I had my final college audition at Towson University. To prepare for my audition, I got highlights on Thursday night, which looked great when I pulled my hair back. The morning of the audition, I woke up sick and on top of that, it was raining. Luckily once I started dancing, the stomach pain went away and I felt better. There was a ballet portion, modern, and a little improv at the end. I danced my best and I made sure to get up front when I could. After the audition, my parents and I toured the Center for the Arts and it was beautiful. Later that night, I went back to see a dance performance, which I enjoyed. Hopefully I get my letter tomorrow telling me if I got accepted or not. The worst part of an audition is waiting to find out if you made it or not.