The Audition

So Anne already told you about her (not so bad) audition so I figured I should tell you about mine!! This was really my first time ever auditioning for something dance related and I was quite nervous! As we all know, I am NOT a ballerina, so the longer we stayed at the bar, the longer I felt the pressure. I thought for sure I'd be placed in the beginner classes! As the audition continued I could feel my nerves calm more and more...and then it was time for solos. I had originally planned to dance to "Hot Honey Rag" from Chicago but when I heard Elephant by Damien Rice, I knew that that was the song I was suppose to dance to. I listened to it unceasingly. Before I went into the dance room for my solo, I prayed and took a deep breath. I was prepared for it as much I could be, and before I started dancing, I reminded myself that this is what I love to do. Later, someone took me aside and showered me with very flattering compliments that I didn't expect at all! And I wasn't put in beginner classes! So, though I didn't have any technical issues or anything, I felt the pressures of my audition, badly. The best advice I've ever heard, and this goes for anything you ever do in life, is to do what you have to do to be prepared. I was as prepared as I could be, so that's the attitude I went in with. So ask yourself, "Am I prepared?"

To preparation,

Brianna<3

Finding Balance

Hello everyone! My oh my how quickly time has been flying! Well this year my life is going to be completely insane! I thought I had done a super amazing job making an awesome schedule, but I'm already having conflicts! I have 22 credit hours, 3 jobs, and dance practices. The problem I'm having currently is that I can't be in certain dance pieces I was originally in because I'm working. It sucks SO bad. So now what I'm learning is that I may have a very organized schedule but, especially with dance/dance practices, certain parts of my schedule are going to fluctuate. So next semester I'll be more prepared to learn how to balance my schedule. The key to remember is that an organized schedule doesn't mean a balanced schedule. I honestly didn't take in the account of having harder classes meaning more homework and study time, or making sure I leave time to eat and sleep! So if you're like me and Anne and love to have a lot of stuff on your plate, make sure you're still well balanced to be able to SUCCEED in everything you've put on your plate! To well balanced lives and schedules!

Brianna<3