It’s Official: Part II
If you haven’t had a chance to read part 1 of this post, check it out here.
All the moms know that there are only eight coveted parts but we hear that there will be two casts. I see moms looking around the room and silently counting. The girls continue to exit the audition one by one. I’m exhausted so I can’t imagine how tired the girls still in the studio are.
After over two hours I see her emerge from the studio.
I was afraid to look at her but then I realized, “She’s not upset.”
She had a huge smile on her face. Could it be? Did she get the part? I wouldn’t allow myself to believe it. She never spoke a word. Then, the director approached the remaining mothers and told us that these sixteen girls had been chosen from a group of over one hundred thirty to perform with their company. She continued to stand silently with complete composure just smiling. As I stood and listened to our rehearsal instructions, I could barely keep back the tears of joy. All I could concentrate on was the fact that my baby was going to perform with a professional ballet company! Was I dreaming? Could this be true?”
The pride I felt was overwhelming. We solemnly walked to the car and finally my rock was bubbling over with excitement. As we drove, she began telling me every minute detail of the arduously exhausting audition. Everything you have ever heard about the dance world and auditioning came to fruition for my eleven year old daughter. To say the least, it was a tough time. However, she survived and she accomplished her goal. She told me she walked in the studio and the instructors placed all the girls in groups. As they began to dance, the instructors regrouped some and sent others out of the audition. She said she could tell they were moving her up from one group to another and eventually she was in the group that was picked as the first cast. She could hardly believe it.
It was almost too much to comprehend. But, we had to move on because the very next day, she was auditioning for the Company’s Summer Intensive Program….
Continued in: It’s Official: Part III. Stay tuned!
