The Ballroom Dancers
By:Serenity Silver Hope Shadow
PART ONE
Hi, my name is Serena and I was one of the four Ballroom Dancers. This may not sound important to you, but to me, it was my life for seventeen years. My story beings when I was sixteen years old and lasts until the age I am now-thirty three......
Mom was driving me to my first dance class and I was sulkily sitting in the backseat, trying to ignore my mother's cheerfulness. She signed me up for this class and my year was ruined. I have dirty-blonde hair which falls past my knees and green eyes. The only consolation was my best friend, Rini (her hair was sugar pink down to her shoulders, sixteen, and brown eyes) was in the class with me and so was the cutest guy in school, Darian (Black hair,seventeen,and ice blue eyes). I liked him and we were good friends. I hoped to be come more than friends with him this year. Mom pulled in to the parking lot. I saw Rini get out of her mom's car, and wave bye. She spotted me and waved me over. I said good-bye to my mom and got out of the car. I began running to her and she ran over to me. We met half way and laughed together. Then we ran towards the building where we would spend the next three hours practicing that day. We ran up the steps and went to the dressing room. We changed into our long sea-green skirts and white dress shirts with 3/4 sleeves. On our feet we had black stacked heels. We had bought our outfits together the weekend before. We quickly left the dressing room, passing other girls, sometimes waving at the ones we know from the Stonestown Acadamy.
Once we got to the dance floor and sat down on folding chairs. Soon everyone had joined us and the lady at the head of the room began to talk. She said we had to choose between ballroom dancing and folk dancing. Rini and I decided to take ballroom dancing. Keri, the lady who told us about this class, said ballroom dancers to the right of the room, folk, the left. I couldn't believe my luck when I saw Darian head towards us.
"Hey, Serena, Rini. Folk dancing sounds like you do the do-si-do and other stuff like that. Which is definitly not what my idea of dancing is. Did you two think the same thing?", Darian said, smiling.
"We thought so too. Who's that behind you?", Rini asked, peering over his shoulder on her tip-toes.
"Oh, this is my cousin, Helios. He just moved here last week.
Heero, this is Serena and Rini.", Darian replied. Helios had brown hair and hazel eyes, and he was seventeen. Then the teacher told the class to a get in a straight line. She walked up and down the line and was muttering to her self. Finally, she paired us off, Helios and Rini, Darian and I.(Note that I wasn't complaining. I don't think Rini was either.^_~) She showed us the proper stance and taught us the box-step. Keri had the class practice this. She now was walking around the room, perfecting people's every move. When she got to Helios and Rini, she told the class she would take four dancers to work under her command. Helios and Rini were the first two chosen to work under her. She came to us next. Then, amazingly, she said, "These two will be the other two dancers. Auditions are now closed. You may go and change, except you four." Pointing to the four of us.
"You four will be dancing legends. I will shape your career. You will live at my dancing school and take extensive dancing lessons. You will also have tutors come and teach you for four hours a day. You will respect everyone, no matter what. If you want to stop, and ruin your lives ahead of you, your parents must consent to that desion. Not that any of you will drop out, I assume?", Keri said, with an arched eyebrow."Do you all agree?"
We all looked at each other, and silently agreed to take on her challange. I stepped forward, smiled ,and said,"We accept your offer. Thank you very much." We all called our parents and told them the exciting news. They agreed quickly, after hearing our enthusiasm about the subject. By then it was seven at night and our parents came to pick us up.
"....see? I knew this class would bring you good luck! Are you excited, honey? Just think in a week you will be flying to Tokyo to learn to dance under the famous Keri Kappri! Oh, I'm going to miss you so much!", my Mother was saying on the car ride home.
"....of course I'll miss you, Mom! Although, it is a great thing to happen to anyone! I promise I'll e-mail you every time I get a chance.", I was saying. But in my mind, I was on the airplane already.
Chapter 2 coming soon. Please R/R!!!----Serenity H.S. Shadow
By:Serenity Silver Hope Shadow
PART ONE
Hi, my name is Serena and I was one of the four Ballroom Dancers. This may not sound important to you, but to me, it was my life for seventeen years. My story beings when I was sixteen years old and lasts until the age I am now-thirty three......
Mom was driving me to my first dance class and I was sulkily sitting in the backseat, trying to ignore my mother's cheerfulness. She signed me up for this class and my year was ruined. I have dirty-blonde hair which falls past my knees and green eyes. The only consolation was my best friend, Rini (her hair was sugar pink down to her shoulders, sixteen, and brown eyes) was in the class with me and so was the cutest guy in school, Darian (Black hair,seventeen,and ice blue eyes). I liked him and we were good friends. I hoped to be come more than friends with him this year. Mom pulled in to the parking lot. I saw Rini get out of her mom's car, and wave bye. She spotted me and waved me over. I said good-bye to my mom and got out of the car. I began running to her and she ran over to me. We met half way and laughed together. Then we ran towards the building where we would spend the next three hours practicing that day. We ran up the steps and went to the dressing room. We changed into our long sea-green skirts and white dress shirts with 3/4 sleeves. On our feet we had black stacked heels. We had bought our outfits together the weekend before. We quickly left the dressing room, passing other girls, sometimes waving at the ones we know from the Stonestown Acadamy.
Once we got to the dance floor and sat down on folding chairs. Soon everyone had joined us and the lady at the head of the room began to talk. She said we had to choose between ballroom dancing and folk dancing. Rini and I decided to take ballroom dancing. Keri, the lady who told us about this class, said ballroom dancers to the right of the room, folk, the left. I couldn't believe my luck when I saw Darian head towards us.
"Hey, Serena, Rini. Folk dancing sounds like you do the do-si-do and other stuff like that. Which is definitly not what my idea of dancing is. Did you two think the same thing?", Darian said, smiling.
"We thought so too. Who's that behind you?", Rini asked, peering over his shoulder on her tip-toes.
"Oh, this is my cousin, Helios. He just moved here last week.
Heero, this is Serena and Rini.", Darian replied. Helios had brown hair and hazel eyes, and he was seventeen. Then the teacher told the class to a get in a straight line. She walked up and down the line and was muttering to her self. Finally, she paired us off, Helios and Rini, Darian and I.(Note that I wasn't complaining. I don't think Rini was either.^_~) She showed us the proper stance and taught us the box-step. Keri had the class practice this. She now was walking around the room, perfecting people's every move. When she got to Helios and Rini, she told the class she would take four dancers to work under her command. Helios and Rini were the first two chosen to work under her. She came to us next. Then, amazingly, she said, "These two will be the other two dancers. Auditions are now closed. You may go and change, except you four." Pointing to the four of us.
"You four will be dancing legends. I will shape your career. You will live at my dancing school and take extensive dancing lessons. You will also have tutors come and teach you for four hours a day. You will respect everyone, no matter what. If you want to stop, and ruin your lives ahead of you, your parents must consent to that desion. Not that any of you will drop out, I assume?", Keri said, with an arched eyebrow."Do you all agree?"
We all looked at each other, and silently agreed to take on her challange. I stepped forward, smiled ,and said,"We accept your offer. Thank you very much." We all called our parents and told them the exciting news. They agreed quickly, after hearing our enthusiasm about the subject. By then it was seven at night and our parents came to pick us up.
"....see? I knew this class would bring you good luck! Are you excited, honey? Just think in a week you will be flying to Tokyo to learn to dance under the famous Keri Kappri! Oh, I'm going to miss you so much!", my Mother was saying on the car ride home.
"....of course I'll miss you, Mom! Although, it is a great thing to happen to anyone! I promise I'll e-mail you every time I get a chance.", I was saying. But in my mind, I was on the airplane already.
Chapter 2 coming soon. Please R/R!!!----Serenity H.S. Shadow