Last winter on a
cold night I drove to Richmond, Kentucky with my mother and sister. We were going to the Eastern Kentucky University
Center for the Arts. This is where I would perform my very first ballet.
I was a nervous … I was a mess!! I was so worried, but at the same time,
I was excited. The whole way there I was so afraid I was going to mess up. I kept telling myself we have been working on
this for 2 months. Deep down I knew I
was ready, but my nerves were getting the best of me.
“You can do this Zaida!” my mom
said. “I performed this very same ballet
when I was your age. You will be
fine.”
I finally started to calm down just
as we pulled up to the Center for the Arts.
When I got there, I went to the
dressing room to get ready. I sat down at the mirror, and my mom started my
makeup. First my eyeshadow then my lipstick and last a little blush. The
costume designer walked into the dressing room and said it was time to go put our
costumes on. I dreaded getting in the
costume. I had only tried it on, but I
knew it was very heavy and extremely hot.
There were many layers to the costume.
First the body suits, then a dress, on top of that a set of heavy wings
and finally, a halo on my head. It took
about 15-20 minutes to get into full costume.
After a little while, it was time for my act. I walked out on to the stage,
I smelled peppermint. I remembered part
of the set was large wooden candy canes that had been sprayed with a peppermint
scent so the dancers would not smell wood.
It made me think of Christmas time.
I wondered of the audience could smell it too.
As I started my dance, I saw lots of eyes staring. It made me feel nervous again. I tried to focus on the music, but for a
minute, my mind was blank!! I glanced
over at the other dancers, and suddenly, all the moves came back to me. I was so relieved; I must have had a huge
smile on my face. And just like that—it
was over.
When I walked off stage, I felt like I would burst with happiness. I will never forget my first dance
performance of The Nutcracker.
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