Dance Till Your Dreams Come True!!!

“What, are you serious, I have to play the fairy?” asked Emily Baker, really excited to be the lead role in her ballet show.“Yes, Emily, now that Lauren has hurt her ankle she can’t play Rose, the fairy, so you are going to take her place, is that okay with you?” replied Ms Sarah, her ballet teacher.

“Of course, I will play the fairy and be the best Rose you have ever seen,” replied Emily. Emily started getting second thoughts about being the best Rose and about doing the dance. Emily had just started ballet a year ago and had improved a lot. She has long curly red hair and green eyes. She was a skinny medium height girl. Now that her best friend, Lauren, had hurt her ankle Emily had to be the lead role instead.

“Mum, Ms Sarah just called, she said that Lauren hurt her ankle and won’t be able to be Rose, she said that I have to be it,” said Emily excitedly.“Good job, you must have been great in class these past few weeks,” exclaimed Emily’s mum.“OMG, I don’t even know the steps how am I able to learn them in one day, what if I forget the steps - I will ruin the show, everyone will hate me,” said Emily sadly.

“You know you won’t forget the dance steps, and Ms Sarah did say that you have a great memory,” said Emily’s mum.Emily still felt unsure about herself. She ran in to her room to watch the video of the dance to learn the steps.That night at dinner, Emily was getting more nerves and couldn't hold her question in any longer. “Mum, if I mess up with the dance will Ms Sarah be disappointed in me,” asked Emily, terrified to hear the answer.“No Emily, you will not mess up with the dance at all,” replied Emily’s

mum. That night Emily had trouble sleeping, she was tossing and turning, dreaming about the dance and was so nerves for tomorrow. Emily’s mum tried reassuring her but it still wouldn’t help. “Mum I am so nervous and scared at the same time, I don’t want to do the dance,” confessed Emily, she was scared to death.They were in the car on the way to Canadian International School of Hong Kong, the school where the dance was going to take place at.

“Don’t worry, everything’s going to be fine, by the way I have your costume here, look at how cute it is,” said her mum.“OMG, it’s awesome, my favorite colors,”said Emily.“Now are you having second thoughts about the dance,” said Emily’s mum.The costume was a silky purple dress with little pink flowers here and there. There were long purple gloves that Emily would have to wear too.They pulled the big brown car in to the car park.

There was a big banner saying “the show Rose will be held at the LLAC theatre from 1:00pm until 2:30pm.” “That is in 1 hour, I am so late,” exclaimed Emily.“You only have to be there at 12:30pm, remember Rebecca will also be dancing in the same scene as you,” said her mum. Rebecca was another girl in Emily’s class. When she danced she was graceful and elegant. Emily ran out of the car and backstage. She saw Ms Sarah helping another girl with her ballet pirouettes.

“Ms Sarah, I’m here, when you are done helping Nicole with her pirouettes can you please watch me do the dance and see if I need help with anything,” asked Emily. “Sure, I be ready in 5 minutes, I’ll meet you near Ms Jackie’s desk,” replied Ms Sarah. Ms Jackie was the lady who owned Point Toes, the studio where Emily was learning how to dance, she was also a dancer herself and was really good too.

Even though she doesn’t teach group lessons she sometimes has private lessons late at night for adults. While Emily was walking over to Ms Jackie’s desk she thought hard to herself. “I can do this, I can do to this.” Over and over again. Ms Sarah came over and said that Emily was great and wouldn’t have any trouble at all. Emily still didn’t feel sure. The lights were shining down on Emily’s face.

She was nervous and she was scared, but at the same time she couldn’t wait to show the audience what she really was made of. She could see her mum in the front row cheering on for her. She could see the painted stage, pink and purple flowers. There was gold trimming on the curtains.

Emily was looking through the curtains ready to go out on stage in just about 2 minutes for the opening scene. Emily pushed open the curtains and ran on stage she was jumping and skipping and doing the dance as perfect as any Rose could do. The show was over, everyone was cheering for her. She was handed roses, camera’s were snapping away and Emily was smiling and posing having the time of her life. She had done a outstanding job - everyone thought so. Especially Emily.