KABOOOOOM & ZOMG!!!

One of the boats exploded next door to my studio on Thursday and there was a BIIIIIG fire.  I was in class and didn’t notice a thing…

On Thursday I also got my hair cut again THANK GOODNESS.  It’s now just a little above my shoulders.

BUT!  The coolest thing was this weekend; I attended a Tremaine dance convention (a weekend chock-dandy full of dance classes) and competition.  Let me get this off my chest first—–

HOLY CRAP! 
I GOT A
SCHOLARSHIP!

::jumps in circles and around and down and runs around the world::
::resumes sitting in front of her computer::

It’s for one free Tremaine dance convention (worth $180).  I am so excited!  I have never won a scholarship until this year- suddenly my dancing is like I’ve grown up- It all started at Starlight competition (where I received a scholarship), and then I won that scholarship by auditioning from IDE (a small dance convention), and then now Tremaine!?  Tremaine is a MAJOR dance convention I’ve been attending for about 9 years and I have made it past the first ballet cut ONCE- only to be cut soon afterwards. 
So, if it seems like I am bragging I don’t mean to-  I am just like OMG so freaking excited I could like, start talking like a prep and like OMG!  ::SQUEALS::

Forgive me in advance.  LOL.

But now allow me to tell you how my weekend went in chronological format. 

Saturday:  Awoke at 0529 and commuted.  Had first class, ballet, at 0830 with over 100 of my fellow dancers from TX, LA, and Mexico.  I was falling everywhere during plies and such- typical of the first class of the weekend (I heated my back a lot- trying to keep the sprain from acting up).  The teach, Keith Clifton, remarked directly to me that I needed to keep my eyes off the demonstration girl and know my choreography.  Ugh.  Forgot to thank him at the end of class. 

Hip hop w/Marty Dew, the guy I’ve wanted to dance like ever since I first took a class from him years ago.  It was to ‘Smack Dat Ass’ by Akon but…    I was nervous- I sometimes feel a lot of pressure doing hip hop because everyone expects me to be perfect.  I freak out and inevitably my style goes completely wild- I got down on myself too hard and looked like crap.

I had a 30 min. break somewhere around here and was wandering in the halls and ran into Laurie & Joelle.  Laurie stopped me and said, "GREAT job at auditions."  I was thinking, "WOW YOU REMEMBER ME!?!?"
And Joelle nods enthusiastically and says, "You WERE awesome!" 
And I said, "THANKS THANKS THANKS!"  and danced away and they laughed at me and I said "Hi!" to the security guard and the security guard says, "No thank you but I’m starting to wonder about you." 
… HAHAHAHA. 

Had second class, lyrical, at 0930 from Doug Caldwell.  Fun but not really memorable.

Then, 30 min. break and forced some calories down my throat.  Befriended the security guard at the door cuz I’m such a spazz!   He remembered me through the rest of the weekend and never asked to see my wristband ID again. 

Tap with Laurie Johnson was next.  Her classes are HARD and I’m not REAL good at tap yet so I kinda flailed around…  Yet somehow I wound up on stage with the other good kids and wound up in the front and I had no idea what I was doing but it was soooo much fun.  I love tap even though I don’t know what I’m doin.    Remembered to thank her after class, YAY! 

Had scholarship auditions during lunch.  Ballet combo (across the floor) from Keith was first- it was hard(!) but I decided I had nothing to lose by waiting in line and getting nervous.  I went FIRST across the floor and when the assistant ran by and told me, "Please stay" I was like OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG and went stand with the cool people (in shock)!    After the other 100 girls went across the floor, those of us that made the 1st cut learned a jazz combo from Joelle Martinec and auditioned again in small groups.  I killed it- I was the first one dragged away from the line with an enthusiastic "Please Stay!"  I was like, once again, "OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG I’ve never made it this far before ZOOOOOOMG"!!!!! 

Moving right along, then I had jazz w/ Desiree Robbins.  KILLED it like no other.

1530-1630 was Joelle’s jazz/modern class.  Amazing woman/amazing class/amazing choreo.  Spastic!  Reminds me of me, I love her. 

After that I worked with two other girls from my studio and rechoreographed our competition hip hop routine to take one girl out who couldn’t attend.  : (  STRESS!  But it turned out okay.  We performed and did very well.  We only got 2nd but we did well and were proud- who can ask for more?
Went to sleep at midnight.

SUNDAY:  Miraculously awoke at 0630- my neck and calves were on FIYAH!    1st class, ballet (OUCH, CALVES!), at 0900.  We learned a ballet c

ombo to rock music.  It was so freakin’ cool- I did VERY WELL compared to the day before.  Went up to hug/thank Keith with the hordes of other people at the end and he specifically told me, "GREAT job yesterday.  Wow.  You were amazing."  Later I realize not only was he talking about auditions but competition as well.

30 min. break– picked up scoresheets and tapes from competition night before.

1030-1130 jazz w/ Dez.  Still killed it & stomped my ass right up on stage without a qualm (like I’ve NEVER done before) and danced with the good kids!  Hug/thanked her at end.  She said, "You have GREAT energy, I love it."

Ate lunch (2 egg salad sandwiches)/listened to comp tapes.  They said my trio needed more energy.  Keith (a judge) went as far as to say that I pulled the whole routine, I was sellin’ it and he couldn’t even watch either of the other girls with me.  Laurie (another judge) as well.  I almost died of a heart attack.

1230-1330  Tap w/ Laurie!  Flailed around still but did much better than the day before.  Thanked her at the end- she freaked out and said I was so awesome last night and I’m such a character and she loved watching me and then I freaked out in turn.  Went to go get her book that I bought and asked her to personalize it.  She smiled and now she knows my name(!!!!) and she even wrote ‘You’re terrific’ in my book and gave me her business card and OMG!!  WOOOO. 
She was leaving and kind of gave the scholarship away because she said, "Congratulations."  I automatically started, "Thank-" and then stopped.  Ummm… What was she congratulating me for?  I MUST HAVE GOTTEN A SCHOLARSHIP!  But I wouldn’t know for sure at least for another hour…

Last class was hip hop with Marty again- I liked this one a lot better- I was more relaxed. 

Then the faculty show and announcing of the scholarship winners and OMG they said my name and I was so tired I at first barely dragged my ass onstage with the scholarship winners but then I beamed and beamed and beamed because I’d just accomplished one of my biggest dreams…

I’ve finally proved to myself that there is nothing wrong with my dancing and I am growing and maturing and I do indeed have a future…
::close to tearing up::  It was amazing.

And then the faculty danced and I watched Marty Dew take off his shirt.  : D  Hahaha!  He can never keep his shirt on in performances but it’s PERFECTLY fine- he looks better without one!!

-INMATE-

Wearing::  Tight slinky black jazz pants, black leotard and long sleeved tie dye mesh purple pink thing and black crop jacket.
Last ate::  White chocolate banana mocha from STarbucks.  I am so sore (Ugh I’m so out of shape) but at least not tired anymore!!
Feeling:: Enthusiastic about EVERYTHING!
Fingernail polish::  Twinkling toffee!  I did them last night before I made a bowl of popcorn and fell dead asleep halfway through Jurassic Park… it hurt like hell every time I tried to change positions.

PS.  Kelly came back from boot camp, he’ll be here until the Jan. 1.  I saw him last night.  : )