Post by Jax~the~painter on Jul 29, 2008 20:27:31 GMT -5
Pink, red and black pointe shoes were strewn across the floor backstage. Classical and traditional tu-tus in all kinds of colors were hung up all over. The smell of rosin was in the air as the women of the Hisan Suwans Ballet Company got ready for their performance at To-Oh University. The women hustled and bustled here and there, putting on make-up, adjusting tights and lacing up pointe shoes.
The ballet company would be performing variations from Coppelia, Swan Lake, Giselle and Cinderella. All these variations were tough and only a select few were given solos in some of these dances. The dances included many difficult steps such as pirouette piques, saut de basque and sissonnes. Many of the ballerinas practiced hard for hours on end, perfecting the moves needed to make the dance magical.
One of these few soloists, was Jax. She had tried out for all of the solos, not really intending to get all of them. She just wanted to see which one her teachers felt she was right for. Jax would be performing the solo in Coppelia. In this scene she was portraying a girl pretending to be a doll. It was a very enjoyable scene and she was honored to perform it.
As the other dancers gazed at themselves in the mirror, Jax was busy peeking out of the curtain onstage. She knew she wasn't supposed to, and not to mention it made her beyond nervous. But her curiosity got the better of her. She bit her bottom lip nervously as her eyes scanned over the people seated in the house. There was quite a few people there. Maybe a hundred if she was to venture a guess. Her heart beat so loudly she could hear it.
A sigh escaped her lips as she turned back and headed to the dressing rooms. She walked by a mirror and paused, looking at herself. She had pale make-up on, false eyelashes and the black marking of the swan on her forehead. The first scene to be performed was the Swans-Corps de ballet. The whole company would be performing the scene.
A thought crossed Jax's mind that made her even more nervous. Mathew went to To-Oh. Would he attend? She wasn't sure seeing as how she hadn't mentioned it to him. But what if he did? A small blush crawled across her cheeks. It would be kind of...nice. He had already seen her art. Plus he said that he would like to see her dance sometime.
Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard the other dancers get excited. She turned towards them and looked up at the clock. Ten minutes till showtime. Jax took a deep breath as she adjusted the laces of ribbon around her ankles from her shoes. Performing for an audience always made her nervous, but it was a good kind of nervous. The kind of nervous someone would get before they are about to go on a roller-coaster for the first time. That excited and giddy kind.
Jax began to practice her pas de chats carefully. She remembered when she first learned to do them and what they mean when translated. Pas de chat means "the step of the cat". It was a hop step where one foot follows the other. It used to be her favorite step as a child. Whenever she did it, even now, it brought a smile to her face.
She glanced up at the clock again as she practiced. Eight more minutes. She couldn't wait.
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The ballet company would be performing variations from Coppelia, Swan Lake, Giselle and Cinderella. All these variations were tough and only a select few were given solos in some of these dances. The dances included many difficult steps such as pirouette piques, saut de basque and sissonnes. Many of the ballerinas practiced hard for hours on end, perfecting the moves needed to make the dance magical.
One of these few soloists, was Jax. She had tried out for all of the solos, not really intending to get all of them. She just wanted to see which one her teachers felt she was right for. Jax would be performing the solo in Coppelia. In this scene she was portraying a girl pretending to be a doll. It was a very enjoyable scene and she was honored to perform it.
As the other dancers gazed at themselves in the mirror, Jax was busy peeking out of the curtain onstage. She knew she wasn't supposed to, and not to mention it made her beyond nervous. But her curiosity got the better of her. She bit her bottom lip nervously as her eyes scanned over the people seated in the house. There was quite a few people there. Maybe a hundred if she was to venture a guess. Her heart beat so loudly she could hear it.
A sigh escaped her lips as she turned back and headed to the dressing rooms. She walked by a mirror and paused, looking at herself. She had pale make-up on, false eyelashes and the black marking of the swan on her forehead. The first scene to be performed was the Swans-Corps de ballet. The whole company would be performing the scene.
A thought crossed Jax's mind that made her even more nervous. Mathew went to To-Oh. Would he attend? She wasn't sure seeing as how she hadn't mentioned it to him. But what if he did? A small blush crawled across her cheeks. It would be kind of...nice. He had already seen her art. Plus he said that he would like to see her dance sometime.
Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard the other dancers get excited. She turned towards them and looked up at the clock. Ten minutes till showtime. Jax took a deep breath as she adjusted the laces of ribbon around her ankles from her shoes. Performing for an audience always made her nervous, but it was a good kind of nervous. The kind of nervous someone would get before they are about to go on a roller-coaster for the first time. That excited and giddy kind.
Jax began to practice her pas de chats carefully. She remembered when she first learned to do them and what they mean when translated. Pas de chat means "the step of the cat". It was a hop step where one foot follows the other. It used to be her favorite step as a child. Whenever she did it, even now, it brought a smile to her face.
She glanced up at the clock again as she practiced. Eight more minutes. She couldn't wait.
((If you want definitions for the italicized words, please PM me!))
