Journey of a Dancer

The audition

After getting the permission from my grandfather about my classes really did make me so happy,i could not ask for more though there are some conditions about joining a dance class as well but there are cool since nothing is more important than joining so as soon as i got to school I told my friend that I got the permission now I can join this dance classes with you , she is also happy for me and then she started to tell me about the audition that it is going to be difficult to get selected since first the number for candidates to be selected is less and the second reason is that they go for someone who can match their passion as a beginner as in someone who is actually serious about dancing and is just not joking around so we have to be very very active and she also said that start practicing at home for the audition as now only 15 days are left for the audition. It means the selecting round is going to be hard and i have to practice hardly for it because I need this , I can't let this chance go away from me so I better get ready to do intensive training, although I still did not figure it out how I am going to do this intense practice session for the next 15 days. With the same thought in my mind i went back to my house,little confuse what and how to do it or how to even begin with the practice, should I just copy the steps of a song, kind of like choosing a single song that i would be performing on or just my own random steps would work , i don't want to embarass myself by doing any of my own random steps but what if the teacher or the inviligilater said I have just copied the steps and have no talent on my own to show and get eliminated out of the audition what would I do then , great now I am stuck with what to do and what to not if I keep on being confused then when will I start up my practice it's not like i even have a month to go it is just few days before I have to give the audition. After debating with my own self i decided to go with the copy steps and for the quiry about what should I do or not for this i will just ask my friend tomorrow if she has any idea about how we should proceed for the audition. For the next two hours i devoted myself totally in the dance although it is copied steps but still i should just practice in whatever way I can do , practicing is not a harming thing instead it will make my steps more clear and sharp plus the famous qoute practice makes man perfect not only mam but women as well so that is the reason I learned the copied steps and kind of surprises that learning the steps for me is not hard I did learn the step of whole song in just minutes wow i am so talented I praise myself then started laughing at myself, my mom suddenly came and looked at me like I am some creep then went out again i realised as I am laughing without any medium she definitely would have thought me as Maniac anyways I continued with my practice. Again morning come I get ready for school and when I reached school i directly go to meet my friend and started imposing questions and she said that no the steps should be of your own meaning you should make steps as per as the song you choose but it should not be copied otherwise you will be disqualified and she also said that this rule is because they want real talent not just some who copy the steps of the songs but someone who can make steps on their own and it is also to keep the level of difficulty high as copying anything or anyone is easy but doing something of your own is little difficult so that is why and she also added that not only the steps should be of your own but also the steps should not look awkward meaning the steps you will make should have that grace or you should perform the steps with grace so flexibility is also required further she said that steps and be basic but the elegance should be maintained and I asked her what is the time limit for performing she said one and half minutes are enough but to be on a safe side better prepare for two minutes it would be good for your own . After listening to her whole explanation I get the idea of difficulty level and the bar that they has set for the one who are going to give the audition, making a mental note of all the things she said , i went towards home and the first thing I did was to open the television and began to look for song that i can rock first i had to decide whether to go for hip-hop style, contemporary, belly fusion, break dance and there are many more styles of dance and only hip hop and belly fusion kinda looks easy for me and this again started to look for song and when i choose the song listen to the whole best and rhythm so it will be easy to make steps for myself i choose a hip hop song for me , first dance of step making was terrible i was so confused and wasted my whole first day of deciding what steps to add , the second day after school again after listening to song i stumble upon a step which kid of look swaggy so keep this step atleast I did make a step or i thought I would be only confused by all of this, on the third day i was not able to process what steps to add so i didn't get to make any new steps, on the fourth day I did make some steps this continues for fifth ,sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth. On the tenth day i was finally able to produce step for half part of the song as in one minute but still one minute is left and only five days are in my hand this is more difficult as it is not only about making new steps but it was rehearsaling it also so i wouldn't forget the steps i decided after seeing the condition of myself that from now onward the rehearsal timing would be increased i would practice for longer hours to complete the whole song. Finally the day of audition come i was so nervous because of which my legs were shaking but try to be calm i went for the audition with my mom where i spotted my friend as well with her mother I greeted her mother and my friend greeted my mother after that we went inside for the audition where there were two forms first one was for those who are nervous and shy so the teacher will perform in front of them and the candidate has to copy the steps and if the candidate fail to do it, they would be eliminated and the second one was for those who can perform the steps without any awkwardness i decided to go with second one as i have practiced my best but surprisingly my friend choose the first option so there was a queue waiting for their turn , it was my friend whose turn came first i didn't know what she did as only the only the one who is inspecting and the one who is performing is allowed to go inside as soon as she came out it was my turn mom wish me best I went inside i thought they would ask me in which song i wanted to perform what happened was the irony they played the song as per as their wish that too belly fusion one leaving with no other option I had to perform i tried my best not to be nervous or to make steps awkward, I did performed with grace or i thought so after completion of my dance teacher clapped and said to wait outside I went out and tell everything to my friend and she told me that she was not able to do the steps correctly and she is worried that she won't get selected in the audition. After a while the teacher came out and started announcing the selected candidates names as she started me and my friend hold each other hands tightly and which felt like a eternity she announced both me and my friends names, we were so happy that we started shouting there only while hugging each other so after this we had to give some documents and fill the form and other details which are required further we did and as soon as we leave the classes premises we again hugged each other and did a small party and this we all went to their own respective houses, as I was coming back home i appreciate myself and the hard work i did if I didn't do all the practice for longer hours and making of steps which freed me from awkwardness i won't never be able to get selected but now I realised hard work always pays off to you in some or the other way for sure.After coming back to home i told my grandfather about I got selected he said it is good but do not forget about the condition i said yes the class is full of girls and girls only and also the teacher is girl so grandfather said fine after that I wanted to share this wonderful News to my cousins as well and told my mom about sharing it with them so she said okay share with them as well ,so i decided to video call them i told them i got selected in a dance classes firstly they were not able to understand then it hit them what I am talking about ,they said congratulations to me and then they started to scream and began to inquire about all the details like when did i get to know about classes or did i practice for it or what others things i did to get selected and we talked for like hours and they actually supported me and said I am totally doing right by my following my dreams and i would definitely be able to achieve the success in everything that i wanted to be and they also said we should celebrate this success and advised me to come to their house for a party we talked for some more time then I ended the call and told my mother that they are saying to come to their home for tomorrow as they're going to celebrate mom doesn't want that but then she also agreed and told me to sleep as it is already night. I wasn't able to sleep that night as I was so overwhelmed with the good thing that has happened with me today i know i still have long way to go but I don't know why it felt as if i am already a performer, performing in an auditorium whole of audience cheering and clapping handing for my performance and i am actually living my life with passion where dance is everywhere and I am surrounded by dance only,with beats and music and doing all the other forms of dance as i wanted to learn all the form of dancing doesn't matter if i am not able to master them but I need knowledge about them, how they are performed and all the details about it . Dancing is actually the only thing which is keeping me alive and will always keep me alive,the rush i get while dancing even the hard work behind anything i learn while dancing is like a reward to me, this is how much passionate I am about my dancing. Now that i will be getting trained to become a dancer i know at the end of everything i will become a performer and the dreams that i used to see while daydreaming will be fulfilled Now i am actually happy. Today is Monday and i am actually go to my mom's natal house for the party yes mom agreed although the party is going to be for very short period of time still we are going and as soon as we reach i am welcome my clapping and a tight hug by my cousins they are so happy about the news and they almost choked me while hugging afterwards we have to decide whether to enjoy the party or do the party at home or just go outside but we decided to do at home we ordered cake and my aunt is making a lots of dish for us , my cousins and i also made noodles as a starter, after everything is ready and cake also arrived at time so we cut the cake , eat noodles then all of us just dig into the main course and it is really delicious, after so much of eating we decided to burn some calories so we dance and played game that's how we celebrated my selection and with this went to my home with mom and this day become special for me...