09 Nutracker Auditions

Nutcracker auditions were today.

It was stressful. I was really nervous driving down to Oregon City today.

I experienced a good type of stress though, called Eustress, which I'm assuming, helped me to dance better. (I don't know if you'd say an intermediate student in an advanced class was "dancing", more like watching the girl next to me show me which arm to use and hopping around en pointe hoping my teacher doesn't notice that I'm about to sprain my ankle.)

Once I got there, put my shoes on, shed my sweats and boots, put a number on and had my last swig of water, I wasn't nervous anymore. A class is a class is a class, even if a new teacher is running it. A new teacher who thankfully doesn't know my name. Does it defeat the purpose of an audition if you hope no one can see you?

Anywayyyys, can't wait to find out what parts I got and get my rehearsal schedule. One and a half days till college starts,