Hi everyone. Sorry for the late update. I hope that this longer chapter makes up for today's and yesterday's. The meaning of the words in italic from the previous chapter is down below in bold. Hope you enjoy this chapter. =)


Kenzie's POV

"My back's sore." I groan after waking up about half an hour before dinner time at the studio. Babe is still asleep. I try to wake her up but she won't. Hudson suggested shouting. We tried it but she still slept on. Then, I had an idea. I went to the snack cupboard and took out a strawberry flavoured fruit bar. I then hurried back to where Babe slept and opened it. Then I waved it in front of her nose. Immediately she shot up into a sitting position on the couch. "Alright. Who took one of my strawberry flavoured fruit bars without permission!" She shouted. Trip and Hudson pointed at me. Babe glared. I handed it to her. I wasn't going to eat it anyway, I preferred blueberry flavoured ones.

She snatched it from my hands and gobbled it up so quickly that I thought that she would choke. As soon as we picked up our backpacks, Diana came in her minivan to pick us up and drop us at our house like she does everyday. My house was first. I said goodbye to everyone then entered my house. On the fridge, there was a note saying 'to heat up yesterday's lasagna for dinner because she would be back late, from mom. It wasn't surprising. Mom was always busier during the end of the year and dad always does overtime on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

I went to sleep after finishing the lasagna.

I woke up as usual like every other day. Get up. Get ready for school. Walk to school. See Babe buying a fruit bar. Go to classes. Get loaded up with homework. Hand in yesterday's homework that was done in between classes. Go for recess. Continue with classes. Act like a zombie because there's no excitement in repeating the same thing everyday. It's only after school when there is really excitement.

As soon as the bell rings signalling the end of last period aka Science, Babe and I quickly get out of our seats and go to the ballet studio. Ms Laeticia was there waiting for us in the small room again. We changed into our leotards and started warming up. By the time we were done, we were wondering what our next steps would be.

"Ok Babe and Kenzie, now I want you to continue from yesterday's positions and do a divisés en quarts. Then glissade back to the centre like this." Babe and I followed and then continued doing other steps she told us to do by doing a soubresaut to the right followed by a hortensia then a jeté entrelacé. After that we do a tendue and a manège followed by two passé jumps to the left where we first started. Then we arabesque once more and do a full pirouette then a quarter chaîné to our own side then do a grand plié to the direction then turn around and plié back. For the final pose we do another quarter chaîné to face each other back to back, hold each other's hands at our knees and do an arabesque with my right leg and her left leg up high.

After finalising all the steps, we practiced the whole routine and it worked perfectly with the song. We spent the next four days rehearsing at the studio at the same time. We didn't practice on Monday because Ms Laeticia said that we were doing well and that we should take a break. She told us good luck as she handed us our fruit bars and left the studio on Sunday. "You know B, this feels as if we are going for a competition." I tell Babe on our way out. She just laughs and puts an arm on my shoulders father finishing her bar. We are confident that we are going to ace the assessment this time.

Monday passed quickly and so did the periods before the last one of the day. Babe and I got dressed in our new leotards in the locker room and went to the gym. As soon as we entered, Ms Ss told us to get a girl from each group to come pick a number. Babe went up to get it and came back with a small piece of paper showing the single digit '2'.

I'm glad that we're number two because we would get to see how the thing goes first. The Aesop twins went first. They had matching baby blue leotards with a little blinged up tutu. Their routine was good but it was expected since they have learnt ballet for a long time and were probably in grade 5 in their ballet class. "Good job girls." Ms Ss said. "Can we have group number two now to present their routine." Babe and came up from the benches and started our routine while Ms Ss started the music.

We positioned ourselves in first position at the center of the room side by side with me on the right and Babe on the left. We then started with an arabesque then cabrioled to the right. After that we did a grand plié and landed back in first position in the back left corner. We then galloped to the front right corner and did two pirouettes. Next we chainéd to the right then back to the left. Then we did ciseaux pas de twice and stag leaped to the right side so we were at the center in the front.

Then we did a divisés en quarts and glissaded back to the centre. After that we did a soubresaut to the right followed by a hortensia then a jeté entrelacé. After that we continue with a tendue and a manège followed by two passé jumps to the left where we first started. Then we arabesque once more and do a full pirouette then a quarter chaîné to our own side then do a grand plié to the direction then turn around and plié back. As our final pose we do another quarter chaîné to face each other back to back, hold each other's hands at our knees and do an arabesque with my right leg and her left leg up high.

"Well done girls." Ms Ss said as we took a bow and headed back to the bench. Zoe Griffin and Eliza Dee went next. Their routine was ok but they were a little wobbly. Finally Hailey Balt and Alyssa Avila performed theirs. Theirs weren't synced properly and one was always behind the other but it was still overall ok. Finally, Ms Ss told us our scores

Babe and I, along with the Aesop twins, got an A while Hailey Balt, Alyssa Avila, Zoe Griffin and Eliza Dee got B. We were all really happy that we passed this time. Babe and I were so happy that after we changed, we went to the studio to tell Ms Laeticia, who was very proud of us. We even gave her a square shaped apple, which is really hard to find. We then celebrated with Trip and Hudson at Fooders. When we reached the game studio, we were so happy we kept on jumping from the trampoline to the donut box again and again till we ran out of energy and passed out on the couch. Just before I passed out, a game idea went through my head. 'Later!' I told it and I went out like a light. I thought I could hear Hudson and Trip sighing in relief that we were finally out as I passed out.


Dance Steps & their meaning.

First position - a position where the legs are turned out with the feet pointing in opposite directions, heels touching.

Arabesque - This means to pose on one leg whilst extending the other leg to the back.

Cabriole - To leap, jumping from and landing on the same leg.

Grand plié - To bend both knees fully,at the same time with the body lowered to the floor.

Gallop - A travelling movement where the behind leg taps the front one to move it ahead.

Pirouette - To turn.

Chainé - To link movements together. To make a half turn in position one and move to the side quickly.

Ciseaux pas de- Like a 'Scissor' jump - when you are in the air the legs pass each other and you land on one leg.

Stag leap - A jump in which the front leg is bent and its toes touch the extended back leg, mimicking the shape of a leaping deer.

Divisés en quarts - To move on one leg, whilst extending the other. This changes the position of the body and leg with one quarter turn.

Glissade - A travelling step starting in fifth position.

Soubresaut - A sudden leap. With the body straight or bent backwards - from two feet onto two feet with the legs tight together.

Hortensia - This is when the dancer jumps then pulls both legs up to passe position it happens at the same time. The feet do not touch. The legs then resemble the butterfly in a sitting position.

Jeté entrelacé - A large movement from one leg to the other

Tendue - To extend the leg from a specific position in a certain direction with foot fully pointed, put heel on floor, stretch leg again point foot then close to original position.

Manège - Steps that travel in a circle around the dance area.

Passé jump - a jump in a passé position.

Passé - This means to working legs' foot is pointed to the side of the supporting legs' knee.

Plié - To bend - the knee or knees.


That's the end of Dancing with the Stars. Hope you guys enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Please review if you want a follow up to this story or I'll start a different one. See ya in the next chapter. Cuz that's all folks. Bye. And this has been an AngelFanfics productions.