Hey ya'll. Took me a lot of time to type this. This is basically our routine from this past summer's season. I skipped a couple of parts so it wasn't so long but still this season was fun for me to dance. I was the alternate for Odette! But placed for cynget in my main part. Hope ya'll like the detail. Enjoy!
The orchestra's conductor came out, which received applause from the audience. The conductor bowed and turned around to his band and the stage. He lifted his baton and conducted for them to start the prologue. The oboe started to play, followed by the clarinet and strings. The prologue song continued until the curtains opened up. Out of the side of the curtains, walked Jazmine/Odette, holding and smelling a couple flowers. She wore a long, white and flowing dress that fit perfectly around her torso. Her hair was sleeked back in a tight bun with a tiara that fit perfectly on her head. Her makeup blended perfectly with her skin. It was gray and purple along her eyelids, with dark mascara to bring out her pretty emerald eyes. Huey was in a daze of how beautiful she was. She stepped lightly across the stage, bent down and picked up a couple more flowers. Then the music turned dark, and Jazmine's face turned scared. It was like she sensed a bad presence and that it was. Out of the shadows came a rather handsome man, and asked her hand to dance. Jazmine accepted and danced with the mysterious man. Then the man turned into a bird-like sorcerer, Rothbart. Jazmine, now frightened, tried running away. She and Rothbart danced in sync as she struggled to get away. The music increased volume and was getting frantic until Jazmine disappeared in Rothbart's cape. In a flash, Jazmine came out of the cape in a feathery, strapless swan-like tutu. She gracefully flapped her arms in resemblance to a swan and brought her hands to her cheeks drizzling her fingers to resemble tears. Then she tiptoed on her pointe shoes off the stage flapping her arms as the music dimmed down to a depressing and mystic chord, with the curtains closing.
The conductor changed tempo for the next song and for Part 1 to start. The curtains opened up again to a different setting. It was in a palace, where a festival was taking place. The commoners and nobility all dancing in pairs in a medieval ballet fashion. Then out came Darell/ Prince Siegfried. Everyone bowed and asked his permission for a couple dances. Then out came the queen who demanded that Siegfried find a princess to marry or she shall find one for him. Darell danced with a couple of the princesses but found no connection with either of them. He refused to make either of them his queen, but noticed a swan flying overhead. Begging to hunt down the swan, the queen gave in and gave him a bow and arrow. Darell disappeared into the forest and tried to hunt down the beautiful swan. Is this seriously all I came for? To see Darell with his fake ass crotch cup and tight as pants hopping in the air? Huey thought.
In part two, Darell made it to the forest, where he has kept an eye on the swan. When all of a sudden, he saw something out of the corner of his eye. It was Rothbart who has been watching him ever since Darell intruded his enchanted forest. Darell was about to hunt down Rothbart until he saw that the swan he was tracking, turned into a beautiful maiden. Jazmine leapt out of the curtains and stopped in a beautiful meek pose. When the music started again, Jazmine lifted one arm in the air, followed by the other above her head and fell them back behind her and slowly brought them back down in front of them, one hand over the other. When Darell approached her, she was startled, but with one look in the other's eyes, they knew it was true love. Darell traced Jazmine's arm to her hand and did the same with the other, making their arms parallel to each others. Jazmine stood up on one toe and made a four with the other leg and spun as he turned her. He took one arm in front of her and she lifted her other arm. She took the leg in a four and pointed it straight out above head level. She let go of his arm and allowed herself to fall back as he caught her by the back. When he brought her back up, he grabbed her by the waist while she tiptoed in a circle and struck a pose. When she was turned away from him, she brought one arm back against his and did the same with the other. Darell then brought his arms around his one at a time and they embraced as Jazmine leant her head back on his shoulder, with faces of pure love on each of them. They broke apart as Darell supported her waist as Jazmine lifted one leg behind her and bent down. Darell spun her in a circle. As she stood back up, he lifted her in the air by her waist. Jazmine did the splits in the air and came back down. The second time she was lifted, she lifted one leg high in the air and brought both hands above her head. They danced some more until more swans appeared on the lake and danced as a group. The cygnet swans and duo swans danced in perfect sync as their turn came up.
Then it was Jazmine's white swan solo. She lifted a leg above her head, spun with a high kick and struck her swan pose. Then leapt, spun and struck another swan pose. She tiptoed and brought her hands down in a flapping motion with her hands crossed in front of her. She brought her leg up to her side, kicked it, and brought it all the way up to her head and brought it down, waving her arm in a circular motion with one arm and doing the same with the other. Then she did the same thing with her other leg and brought her hands up above her head and spun. She tiptoed and spun in place as she flapped her arms slowly and gracefully. She leapt with her hands out in front and leapt again with her hands above her head and landed on her toes leaving her hands above her head. She brought one arm down and out to the side, followed by the other, stuck one foot out and spun herself on one toe. She repeated those two steps going to the other side. When the temp of the music increased, she spun on one foot every time she took a step and spun and tiptoed when the music kept going. She then kept spinning on one foot every time she stepped and when the music was about to finish, she struck her final pose, sitting one leg, with the other stuck out behind her, her back arched back and both arms swung behind her.
The audience roared with applause at the end of her solo. When she got up, she stepped lightly to the center of the stage, stuck both arms up, and slowly knelt down bringing both arms to her chest. She did this to both sides of the auditorium before bowing right in front of her. Huey was sure he was clapping the loudest. God! She was so beautiful. That solo was just so beautiful and majestic.
When the final dance of the second act came, Darell pleaded and pleaded for Jazmine not to go. But Jazmine couldn't help it. She had to turn back into her swan form. Before the two parted, Jazmine bent down putting both hands on the side of his face and nuzzled her face next to his. The two slowly separated hands before Rothbart cast his spell, making Jazmine freeze and flap her wings, tiptoeing off the stage, dropping a feather as she did. Darell stood up and picked up the feather and smiled looking off into the distance and following his now swan lover. The curtains closed and it was intermission.
Huey and Granddad looked at each other with blank expressions on their faces. So far, this had to be one of the best performances yet. They looked over at Riley who was slumped over on the armrest asleep and literally about to fall out of his chair. Huey whacked him in the face, making Riley wake up startled and fell to the floor.
"Is it over?" Riley asked quickly getting back up.
"No idiot! It's intermission." Huey said. "You know this means a lot to Jazmine. Could you at least act like you care?" Huey said. Riley rolled his eyes and walked down the aisle back to the main foyer. Huey followed him but wasn't headed to the main foyer.
He casually made his way through the people and down the hallway where it led to backstage behind the auditorium. There were hundreds of stage sets and equipment. Huey had to literally climb through them. When he turned the corner, he almost got seen by oncoming directors. He hid behind the tree and waited until they were out of sight. When they were he kept going. He came upon the dressing room where the other swans dressed. There was a female dressing room and male dressing room. There were half naked girls getting ready for the third act. Half of them were complaining on how long they had to stand in that uncomfortable position and how they might have been noticed on messing up. Then Huey came to the soloist dressing rooms. He went all the way down the hallway and saw Jazmine Dubois taped on one. He immediately opened it stepped in.
"Surprise," Huey said unenthusiastically. Jazmine looked up in her mirror. She smiled hugely, turned around and hugged him tightly.
"Huey!" she screamed. Huey hugged her back and shushed her.
"Hey now I don't want ta get in trouble," he joked.
"How did you even get through security?" Jazmine asked.
"You call that security?" Huey said. "If that's security, then the F.B.I. is like the Nazi." Jazmine laughed and hugged him again. Huey couldn't help but notice what she had on….a robe and nothing else! He wanted nothing more than to take her on that makeup counter right then and there. Jazmine separated from the hug and sat back down in her chair.
"So why did you come to visit?" Jazmine asked. Huey walked up behind her and put his hands on her shoulders and started to massage her.
"To just see you is all," he said softly. Jazmine loosened up to his touch. Her head tilted back and just enjoyed his talented hands.
"Is that really all?" Jazmine asked. Huey bent down by her ear. She could feel his warm breath on her neck.
"What do you think?" Huey said. He licked her earlobe and pulled away nibbling at it a bit. Jazmine shivered and melted in his hands. He started massaging bigger circles down her chest. Jazmine started to moan softly in his ear. He took that as a sign to go further. He slipped his hand under her robe and massaged her breast. Jazmine let out a slightly louder moan. She turned her head to him and kissed him tenderly. The kiss drove Huey wild as he reached down further and parted the robe between her legs. He grazed her soft thigh and slowly massaged upwards. Jazmine spread her legs further apart to let him. He was awfully close to her womanhood, but he wanted to tease her. Jazmine bit her lip as she raised her hips in the chair. Huey was right at her spot, until a knock came at the door.
"Jazmine!" Ms. Berkley yelled on the other side.
"Uhhh..Yea?" Jazmine yelled back trying not to sound obvious.
"You got 10 till part 3 starts!" Ms. Berkley said.
"O-okay!" Jazmine yelled back. They waited for the footsteps to fade away. They paused and looked at each other. Then they busted out laughing. "Well thanks for the perk up lover boy, but I still got a show to do," Jazmine said sarcastically pushing him back against the door.
"Don't act like you didn't want it," Huey teased. Jazmine rolled her eyes, gave him one last loving kiss and Huey was out the door. He was almost to the main foyer until BOOM! He ran into Darell.
"Aye nigga watch where you go…" Darell yelled but stopped as he realized who it was. Darell was as tall as Huey but wasn't as intimidating looking as Huey was so Darell had to be careful. Darell was more light skinned and had lighter brown eyes. He was quite the looker, which made Huey all the more nervous. He knew how Jazmine liked them "Caramel" guys. "Oh, Huey, uhhh….my bad," Darell said nonchalantly.
"You good," Huey said but didn't mean. Darell was about to walk away but stopped and turned around.
"What are you doing back here anyway?" he asked. Huey shrugged his shoulders.
"Just…visiting Jazmine," he said.
"Awh yea ya'll goin out now, I forgot. I see you bruh!" he said. Huey rolled his eyes. He knew damn well Huey and she were long in love before they even thought about going out. "Man, I'm glad you got wit her some point in time. I was afraid I was gonna have to move in on her," Darell said. Huey just looked up at him with a death glare. "I mean, the way she dances with me and how beautiful she is…." Darell smiled and shook his head. "I'm honestly surprised I kept myself back." Okay, now Huey was really trying to keep himself from killing this dude. Was he seriously talking to him about going out with Jazmine and the physique of Jazmine? Oh hell naw.
"Well, I guess cockiness isn't exactly her type," Huey cracked on Darell. Before he could get the joke, Huey turned around and carefully got back to the foyer. He got himself a cup of water and entered the auditorium. Granddad was already sitting down reading the program. He sat down beside him and waited. Then he saw Riley and Cindy enter the auditorium. They separated to go to their seats, Riley with his hoodie over his shoulder dabbing at sweat on his neck and Cindy trying to tame back down her hair and fanning herself by popping her blouse. When Riley sat down, Huey could already smell a feminine perfume. He just stared at Riley.
"Nigga what?" Riley snapped. Huey shook his head. "Man don't hate! I saw you goin backstage to see yo boo!" Huey looked at him shocked. "Yeaaa I saw yo sneaky ass." Riley said. Huey rolled his eyes and continued to wait. When everyone was in their seats, the lights dimmed down again and the conductor came back out. The audience applauded and silenced down again.
The conductor raised his baton and conducted the band to start playing for act three. The curtains opened to the setting of the palace. Everyone was celebrating his 21st birthday and everyone was enjoying it but him. He was pacing impatiently. The queen approached him and demanded that he choose a princess to be his bride. Darell refused to dance with the princesses, for his true love would be arriving soon and that she did, or so he thought. With the sound of the attendance horns, in walked a mischievous party, led by the disguised Rothbart and his daughter Odile/Jazmine. Odile was disguised by Rothbart to look like Odette. She was the exact same-looking but in a black outfit, other than white. Her makeup was more black and darker which made her look all the sexier. The black swan was more sensual, daring, and feisty. When Darell asked for her to dance, she gladly excepted. When they got in their starting pose, Darell got behind Jazmine and placed his arm underneath hers which was out in front of her and one above her head. She was on one toe, with her opposite leg wrapped around the back of Darell. Before the music started, Darell saw Huey out in the audience and smiled devilishly at him, gripping her hip even tighter and pulling her even closer to him. Huey's hands gripped the armrests on either side of him, making them crack slightly.
When the music started, Jazmine looked back at Darell and smiled sensually before unwrapping her leg around him and pointing it out in front of her and then up above her head. She lowered her hands and grasped his arms as he turned them in a semi circle before she laid her head back on his shoulder and spun out of their embrace, teasing with Darell. She spun back to him, grabbed his hand and the two waltzed in sync. Every time Jazmine and Darell made some type of sensual move, Huey just wanted to jump on stage and rip his head off. This had to be the worst part of the ballet. When the two stopped waltzing, Darell stopped and pulled out the feather she left for him. Jazmine took the feather and gave it to her father. She then dove in Darell's arms, he spun her around his shoulders and held her head first to the ground and gripped her by her thigh and hip for the final pose of the dance. Everyone stood up and whooped and applauded for the two majestic dancers. Huey just stood up and clapped slowly. He had to admit, Jazmine was amazing, but Darell made it hard to enjoy. But he just shook it off. He wouldn't want to ruin her night all because of some cocky pretty boy.
When the final dance came, Jazmine spun non-stop on one toe, kicking her leg out every 3 counts to keep herself spinning. The audience applauded for her agility and endurance of her spinning. Then came Darell's turn to keep spinning. Then Jazmine joined in and spun with him. They stopped at the same time and Darell knelt down on one knee and held his hand out. When Jazmine was about to lower her hand, Rothbart stopped her and grabbed her hand and spun her with him. Rothbart asked Darell if he truly loves Odile/ Jazmine and Darell answered yes. Then Rothbart and Odile pointed to a window, where Odette, the white swan was flapping her arms and weeping. Darell realized his mistake. He has just doomed Odette to stay in her spell forever. Odile and Rothbart turned back to their bird like personnel and left Darell in his misery. Darell raced back to the forest to confront his mistake. The curtains closed and act three ended.
When the fourth act started, the curtains opened up to Odette/Jazmine dancing solemnly with her swan friends. They comforted her on what has just happened. Until Rothbart appeared and tried cursing Jazmine further. The swans stood together and protected their queen from the wrath of the evil sorcerer. When Rothbart disappeared, in came Darell searching for his doomed love. All swans swarmed around Jazmine, preventing Darell from seeing her, until Jazmine stepped out of the group. They danced once more and she easily forgave him. They embraced for a moment, until Rothbart appeared again. He separated the two and ordered Darell to leave the forest for Jazmine is doomed and shall be his swan forever. A battle occurred between Darell and Rothbart. Jazmine interfered and crossed her wrists, resembling shackles that could never be broken. She ran up a cliff and tiptoed on the edge, flapping her swan-like arms. She gazed upon her love's face, gazed upon the evil sorcerer's, and….then the audience. She saw Huey's face clear as day. He could see tears forming on her face, for the dancing and acting have become so real to her. She closed her eyes, rose her arms above her head and jumped in the lake. Darell, not able to live without his love, ran after her and jumped in the lake after her. Rothbart, overcame with the defeat of love, lost his powers and the remaining swans swarmed him and pushed him in the lake as well. Whereas the sun came up, shining its warm rays on the maidens' skin for the first time in however many years. And as the sun rose, so did the visible spirits of Jazmine and Darell embracing up to heaven for their love is now one. The curtains closed and the lights came back on. When the curtains opened back up, the swans were all in a line and bowed in sync. Next, out came Rothabart, who bowed as well. Then came the queen and rest of the ensemble. The conductor raised his hands for the orchestra to stand up and bow. Ms. Berkley came out on stage and bowed her head. Then, out came Darell and Jazmine. Their inner hands holding hands and their opposite hands out towards the audience. The applause immediately roared louder. When they reached the center of the stage, they let go hands, and bowed, Darell placing his hand over his heart, and Jazmine raising her arms above her head and kneeling down bending her arms backwards in a swan-like fashion. They stepped back smiled at each other and stepped forward again and bowed again. The whole staff locked hands and all bowed together a couple times. Then the PTA came and handed Jazmine a whole bouquet of flowers. She faced the audience and stepped up once more, knelt down and bowed her head. The whole audience went up another volume level. They just loved Jazmine's performance, absolute perfection. But it was Huey who clapped and hooted most earnestly. Never has he seen such beauty, such grace, such…BEAUTY! He was surprised he has never seen her dance like that before. She was hypnotizing. She deserved all the praise she was gonna get tonight…from him that is. When the curtains closed, the audience cleared the seats and went to the main foyer to greet the breathtaking staff.
Ooooooh Darell better check himself. Huey bout ta get on dat ass lol. Told ya it was long lol. But yea this season was one of the most fun for me. I hope you like reading it. R&R plz! Working on Chapter 12 now.
