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Post by raven on Aug 5, 2011 19:31:10 GMT -5
(I LOVE that we have this section...and I'm post happy tonight, ssh.)
This was her world. The studio. It was the mirror, the floor and that long wooden barre that stretched all the way across the room. She loved being alone in the studio, how silent it became. She could really think...she could just be.
"Ba dum dum ba..." She mouthed to herself, opening her arms, tilting her head to the side and then closing her arms again. And one two three she hurried out to the center. She raised her leg high into the, the air along her side, toes stretched to the ceiling, her other foot immediately lifted from the floor onto her toes. Then just as suddenly she brought her leg down and brought her toes together to bouree towards the front.
She stopped, rolling down off the tips of her toes and started at herself in the mirror, one hand on her hip, sweat dripped down the side of her face. UGH.
Soon her pointe shoes were slung over her shoulder and she was storming her way out of the studio and into the hall.
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Post by Sapphy on Aug 8, 2011 11:14:19 GMT -5
Sapphy was in the hall, back against the wall as she sat cross-legged on the floor. She was at the studio late tonight because she couldn't sleep. Her pointe shoes were on with her favorite pink skirt and her calves were covered in the leg warmers her friend knitted and sent from back home.
She was securing her hair up in a bun when she she jumped at the door slamming open.
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Post by raven on Aug 8, 2011 14:15:51 GMT -5
"It's all yours," Raven said, still stomping her way down the hall, her legs still ridiculously turned out. She was barefoot and her pinky toes were bleeding. She tossed her pointe shoes into the garbage pail angrily.
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Post by Sapphy on Aug 8, 2011 23:44:10 GMT -5
Sapphy stood up, looking between the studio and Raven in shock. She hurried after her, her feet turned out as well from preparation.
"Shit, you okay?"
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Post by raven on Aug 9, 2011 5:56:05 GMT -5
"Yea, just fan fucking tastic!" She said and then turned to face Sapphy. "What part did you get?" She crossed her arms and raised a brow at her. Of course Rae was the total opposite of sapphy dressed in a black leotard with plum colored leg warmers her body covered with a black off the shoulder knit sweater. Her hair tumbled out of her mess bun.
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Post by Sapphy on Aug 9, 2011 6:35:57 GMT -5
Sapphy hated this part of ballet. The competition and jealousy. She never liked to talk about it -- which made her an even bigger target for murderous glares. She just did her best and tried to make friends... But it was hard.
"A-Aurora," she stuttered, her weight slowly shifting away from Raven.
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Post by raven on Aug 9, 2011 6:42:46 GMT -5
((OMG I love that we were both thinking about Sleeping Beauty LOL))
"Oh fuck a nut! Are you kidding me?" Raven exclaimed, stomping her bare foot on the floor. She threw her hands up in the air and shook her head.
"Well congratulations on your promotion," Raven said with a mocking curtsey. She turned on her heel and started to storm off.
((Yikes))
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Post by Sapphy on Aug 9, 2011 6:54:05 GMT -5
((Haha omg GOOD cause I was agonizing over which show to pick.))
Sapphy rubbed her arm. Ever since she moved to New York for this ballet academy, she'd been alone save for Skype dates and whoever she met briefly while going out and about. A few regulars at bars, but that was it.
She sighed and returned to her bag in the hallway, fishing out her iPod and the mini portable speakers. Sure, Sapphy dressed traditionally, but whenever it came to music she danced ballet to pop and rock music. After another uncomfortable moment with Raven, she needed to blast Shania Twain.
Let's go girls... C'mon! I'm goin' out tonight, I'm feelin' alright -- gonna let it all hang out. Wanna make some noise, really raise my voice -- Yeah, I wanna scream and shout!
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Post by raven on Aug 9, 2011 8:02:49 GMT -5
((LOVE That we're on the same page. Poor Sapphy, feeling the wrath of Rae. She got stuck with Bluebird LOL))
*Class the next day*
Raven stood over on the side, waiting like she always did. She rolled her neck and sighed, watching the girls go before her. Her hair was sticking to the sweat on her neck. She wiggled her legs. She felt like shit, seeing as she was up half the night vomiting due to food poisoning, stupid gyro. She couldn't wait for class to be over so she could go home and pass out.
She wrang out her hands.
"And go!" The teacher annoucned. Raven went turning across the floor as fast as lightening, hell what did she care? She already lost the part, so fuck it. Two steps, huge leap into the when she landed she stepped forward, threw arms back and arched her back...ugh nausea...
((HAHA))
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Post by Sapphy on Aug 9, 2011 8:15:54 GMT -5
((Haha, sounds like my days of "dance through the pain!" I actually danced through the start of food poisoning -- but I didn't know it was THAT -- when I was sixteen.))
Sapphy always gave little, short applauses whenever any of her classmates finished. Some revelled in it -- others hated it. She still did it out of habit from her first ballet teacher, Miss Susie. It was the warmest, most accepting environment she'd ever been in.
Sure, she saw Miss Susie from between ages 5 to 10, but STILL.
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Post by raven on Aug 9, 2011 8:22:00 GMT -5
Raven actually managed to half smile at Sapphy, since she felt like her performance today was completely under par and she also felt like she was going to vomit all over Mr. Patresk. She released a breath and slowly walked over to the other side of the room.
"Thanks," She said to Sapphy as she walked by. When she reached the barre she say down on her haunches and hung her head.
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Post by Sapphy on Aug 9, 2011 8:27:07 GMT -5
It was Sapphy's turn.
Shania Twain helped her out a lot last night. She loved to choreograph and mix genres. So when she ran forward, her jazz routes came in handy as she spun, her legs in attitude stance. She leaped and finished on one foot, the other leg held high.
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Post by raven on Aug 9, 2011 8:34:13 GMT -5
"Good Job girls, remember tomorrow is the first rehearsal for Sleeping Beauty, don't be late or you will be cut." Mr. Petrosk said as he left the studio.
"Wah wah wah, don't be late." Raven mumbled, she grabbed her dance bag from the floor, and started to leave the studio. She paused for a second. She walked over to Sapphy.
"You know you could get a triple in there if you lifted your knee a half inch higher," Raven said to her, wiping sweat from her brow.
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Post by Sapphy on Aug 9, 2011 8:38:18 GMT -5
Sapphy looked up at Raven with wide eyes. She was actually talking to her -- first to approach and everything!
"You think so?" Sapphy asked. She dropped her bag and positioned herself, as if she were spinning. "Like about... Here, you think?" she asked, lifting her knee.
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Post by raven on Aug 9, 2011 8:44:04 GMT -5
"Nope, higher...from the spin your knee sometimes drops," Raven stepped over to her and lifted her knee even more, "So you think it looks funny but it don't. You'll get three turns out of it." She smirked, satisfied with herself.
She cleared her throat. "In about," Raven glanced at her watch, "ten minutes I'm meeting stupid, that's my boyfriend, for coffee...if I can keep it down, do you wanna come?" Yes, Raven was making an effort, she'd noticied that Sapphy had sort of been struggling in the friend department and she felt bad for being mean yesterday...what? She had a heart.
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