Out stepped a flashy American man. His blond hair was shiny with gel and his black sunglasses reflected all light. He was in a white tweed suit and held a cowboy hat in his hand. "Hey, I picked all of ya'll because you guys are the best at what you do. Who could not know Mr. and Mrs. Meji's beautiful singing voice? What about that concert that starred the Furiyamas? And Anji's fan dancing is known world wide!" (Really!!)
"Together you guys will be great!" he said. They looked at each other blankly. "Who are you?" Anji asked. "Me? I'm Paul Jackson, cultural attaché in entertainment! Now by the fact ya'll are here means you will commit, right?" They all shrugged and nodded. "Good! Now don't worry about the kiddies, they will be part of the show. Uh…Anji here could teach them a dance or 10, right my main man?" Paul grabbed Anji and gave him a hard pat on the back. Anji only shrugged and nervously laughed in agreement. "I guess…" "Cool!" Paul said cutting him off again.
He snapped him fingers and two large assistants came out of the door and handed them all a packet of paperwork and music. "Here is the performance schedule for the first night, and paperwork to sign up! If you need more music or instructions, just ask." Anji looked over what Mr. Jackson wanted done. Mostly basic dances that he was familiar with except one stood out. He could do it, no problem; it just a very odd choice. He had to ask. "The Sakura Dance?" "You don't know it?" "I do, it just a very unusual pick." "Well," Paul said smiling. "I hear it is impressive and impressive is good, any other questions?" They all said no. "Good, you can use this studio all you want. With the packet comes a key. The show goes on in 3 weeks."
Anji and his crew were called "The Wild Hare Troop" They practice each day and, with Anji's instruction, taught the twins 3 dances. He saved the Sakura dance for himself. He practiced with daisies, which were cheaper. The Sakura Dance calls for the dancer to use fans to keep 15 cherry blossoms afloat. In the finale, he would cut the flowers in mid-air and the petals would fly around him like snowflakes. It was indeed impressive.
The opening night was a full house. They were performing at a kabuki theater. The performance went perfectly. The Meji's didn't mess up a word and the Furiyamas played flawlessly. The other dancers were very good and everyone loved the twins' dances, even if there were a few mistakes. Taku dropped his fan 3 times and Otsu missed some steps. And there was a stand ovation for Anji's version of the Sakura Dance. Popularity spread so fast after the first 3 days that they were asked to tour.
This was what Anji was waiting for. He boarded the company's bus with his things and was off traveling, but to his dismay, the bus stopped at another Colony city. It was traveling but not to Anji's liking. The tour was just from one colony to the next. Although, people from around the world came to see them, it wasn't the same. The show's performance stared to decline because of Anji's mood. Then Mr. Jackson came up with an almost legal idea. "Guess what I found out," He said in Anji's dressing room. "I found out that if you take some Protectors with you we can tour outside of the colony. How about that?!" He beamed. Anji perked right up, and everyone was trilled about the idea. The plan was for one more Colony show before they left. (Finally some real traveling!! I hope its someplace nice like London or Paris!) Anji thought while he packed.
"Together you guys will be great!" he said. They looked at each other blankly. "Who are you?" Anji asked. "Me? I'm Paul Jackson, cultural attaché in entertainment! Now by the fact ya'll are here means you will commit, right?" They all shrugged and nodded. "Good! Now don't worry about the kiddies, they will be part of the show. Uh…Anji here could teach them a dance or 10, right my main man?" Paul grabbed Anji and gave him a hard pat on the back. Anji only shrugged and nervously laughed in agreement. "I guess…" "Cool!" Paul said cutting him off again.
He snapped him fingers and two large assistants came out of the door and handed them all a packet of paperwork and music. "Here is the performance schedule for the first night, and paperwork to sign up! If you need more music or instructions, just ask." Anji looked over what Mr. Jackson wanted done. Mostly basic dances that he was familiar with except one stood out. He could do it, no problem; it just a very odd choice. He had to ask. "The Sakura Dance?" "You don't know it?" "I do, it just a very unusual pick." "Well," Paul said smiling. "I hear it is impressive and impressive is good, any other questions?" They all said no. "Good, you can use this studio all you want. With the packet comes a key. The show goes on in 3 weeks."
Anji and his crew were called "The Wild Hare Troop" They practice each day and, with Anji's instruction, taught the twins 3 dances. He saved the Sakura dance for himself. He practiced with daisies, which were cheaper. The Sakura Dance calls for the dancer to use fans to keep 15 cherry blossoms afloat. In the finale, he would cut the flowers in mid-air and the petals would fly around him like snowflakes. It was indeed impressive.
The opening night was a full house. They were performing at a kabuki theater. The performance went perfectly. The Meji's didn't mess up a word and the Furiyamas played flawlessly. The other dancers were very good and everyone loved the twins' dances, even if there were a few mistakes. Taku dropped his fan 3 times and Otsu missed some steps. And there was a stand ovation for Anji's version of the Sakura Dance. Popularity spread so fast after the first 3 days that they were asked to tour.
This was what Anji was waiting for. He boarded the company's bus with his things and was off traveling, but to his dismay, the bus stopped at another Colony city. It was traveling but not to Anji's liking. The tour was just from one colony to the next. Although, people from around the world came to see them, it wasn't the same. The show's performance stared to decline because of Anji's mood. Then Mr. Jackson came up with an almost legal idea. "Guess what I found out," He said in Anji's dressing room. "I found out that if you take some Protectors with you we can tour outside of the colony. How about that?!" He beamed. Anji perked right up, and everyone was trilled about the idea. The plan was for one more Colony show before they left. (Finally some real traveling!! I hope its someplace nice like London or Paris!) Anji thought while he packed.