So I heard about an audition for a dance in the faculty showcase at chandler-gilbert community college, my first instinct was...no way I'm not good enough. Then my friend Cari told me to audition, "just do it. what's the worst that could happen? you could not get in the piece. no big deal." So I put my big girl panties on and just did it. Soon enough I received an email saying a got a part in the dance!! I was astonished and so beyond excited. So now I knew I was "good enough"
I came into rehearsal the first day not entirely sure what to expect...lo and behold we were given this as our music. Now, I was slightly confused because we were doing a jazz piece, this is clearly hip hop sounding song, but I was all in. As choreography rehearsals went on the piece developed...very interstingly (yes i'm aware that is not a word). The dance was about power. there was a mustache representing the power...one girl started with the mustache and she controlled me and the other girl in the dance. Then the girl next to me got up and stole the mustache. Eventually that girl realized she did not like the power and passed it on to me, sticking it on my back so then without knowing i became the one in charge and the power initially drove me crazy. by the end, the first girl stole the mustache back thus looping the story. It was a comedy piece. So that was the dance.
Anyway, I just wanted to write about my experience. First of all, there is one dancer in particular at the school that I noticed was an extremely talented dancer during last semester's faculty show. Her name is Breanna. I was flattered to be in this number because she was also in the auditions and chosen to participate. I was happy to be working with the one person whom I admire in this dance program. That was the first excellent moment. The next perk about being in this dance came when the choreographer invited us to perform with her dance company in phoenix. It was a pleasure to be on a professional stage. However, after that performance, our choreographer changed the dance completely right before the faculty showcase, that was interesting seeing as we only had two practices before the show. =)
The night of the performance came. I was super pumped about the performance, I had invited all my friends and my energy was just at an all time high. We took the stage and I did my very best. Feeling proud as I took my curtain call. I returned back stage to find a text from one of my friends. It explained how her boyfriend said he loved to watch "that girl with the black hair" (me) dance. Another great moment during tech week was when another choreographer of a beautiful modern piece told me how she would love to use me in one of her pieces. I was flattered and so happy. After the show the audience was aloud to come back stage and talk to the dancers...All my friends were there. They had even got me flowers!! Yellow roses, my favorite. Compliments were flying and I have almost never felt so blessed in my entire life. How blessed am I to have a body that can dance. How blessed am I to have friends willing to take time out of their lives to come see a 2 minute dance of me. How blessed am I to have this talent God so willingly gave me. How blessed am I to share a stage with such wonderful dancers. How blessed am I to have passion and joy for something so simple. How blessed I am!
I have a new found confidence in my talent. I am a dancer. maybe I don't have the skill level of a lot of dancers my age but I do have the will and the passion. I will be great and I will never stop dancing. Confidence is key. I can not thank my friends and family enough for coming and cheering for me. Above all I can not thank God enough for every blessing in my life. And when it comes to performing, I ball so hard. =)
<3 Chelsea Bea
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