Dance Tryouts by Chelsea Wall

I am 14, and for the past ten years I have been a dancer. As I got older I became better and better. The very first time I started to dance I knew it was meant for me. As I have gotten older I have moved up in levels and get to do different things. I have practice during the weeks for about 10 months, then after that I have a recital.

The dance recital is when millions of people come to watch me perform. I get so nervous when I am about to go on stage because I might fall or forget some steps. The more nervous I get, the more steps I will forget... When I was in fifth grade, I started competing, and I got to travel new places, meet new people, and learn new things. We practiced more and had to learn our routines a lot faster.    

To get on the team, I had to try out. I had three days to learn a routine, and then I had to perform it in front of three judges. I practiced day and night until tryouts. I thought that I wasn’t going to make it, and I knew my parents would be so disappointed if I didn’t make it.

 I had to try out in a group of three. I walked I walked in I looked around, the room is a grey color with paintings all over the wall, and smelled like sweat. They started the music and I did the routine. As soon as I finished I had to stand and wait for them to evaluate us, then we walked out of the room. All the other girls did the same thing we did. When we were all done we have to leave.

When I left I knew that I had to do something to get my mind off of it. My dad took me out to dinner and then we came back home. As soon as I got home I went to sleep because I didn’t want to stress out about it.

The next morning I woke up and I heard my dad yell “Chelsea come here.” I walked into my parent’s room and my dad had the email up on his laptop that said if I made it or not. The first word I saw said “congratulations!” I looked at my dad and he smiled and said “You made the team!”

I realized that if I practice, I can be successful at anything. Just like if you study you will pass the test. I learned so much from this experience and I plan to do the competition team until I graduate high school.