Ballroom Company

Mom insisted on posting this on her new blog, so you have probably already heard. But I made it onto the Ballroom Dance Company for the high school. After a grueling 3 1/2 hours of dancing and practically making a fool of myself, I made it. It all went like this. We showed up and registered at 8:00 a.m. for the next our we were required to find a partner (i didn't know any guys) and parctice a routine for Cha-Cha and Foxtrot. People went on in groups of five and performed in front of the directors. When it was my turn my partner (Nate) and I went onto the floor and did just fine. Then we all sat in the hall for a half an hour while the directors cut the group in half for call-backs. Out of the four friends i came with, only three made it that far. Our other friend waited faithfully in the hall and cheered us on the whole way. After the first call-back, the judges ushered us into the gym where they made the guys dance freestyle and thouroughly embarrass themselves. Then it was the girls trun. This is where the "practically made a fool of myself" comes in. At least I wasn't alone. :) Then we were asked to go, find a partner, make up a new Cha-Cha routine and then come back in groups of five. Our routine would determine whether or not we made it onto the team. I danced with Nate again and our routine was simple but good (or I should hope so). While dancing I stumbled and scratched one of my heels on the top of my foot. When we exited the gym my foot was bleeding. I got it all fixed and after one more dance in front of the judges we got to sit in the hall again. In a half an hour they released the numbers of the team members. Mine was at the top. None of my friends got in and for that I was sad. But after all is said and done, I AM SO EXCITED!!!