Chapter 2- The auditions.
Velma VonTussel was yelling at another auditioner.
"Get out of here. Why do so many people in this town think they can dance and sing? 58 auditions and they all stink!"
Link laughed to himself and walked backstage.
"I give up! I need a drink." She was still yelling.
Link was getting ready to go home. He figured they would have more audtions later in the week but for now he guessed they were done. As we was walking out the door he heard someone pleading with Velma. He decided to go have a look. Maybe she had some talent. It would be nice to see someone with talent today!
"Well, I brought my own 45's so if you'll put them on I'll show you my stuff."
"Haven't you shown us enough?" Laughed Lou Anne one of the girls on the show.
Link rounded the corner and came to where everyone was standing. He saw an overweight girl standing amongts the others asking if she could audition. The girls were teasing her.
"Proceed...." Said Velma.
"Are you scared we're on live?" teased Tammy yet another of the dancers on the show.
"No, I'm sure I can cope." Said the girl wanting to try out.
"Well this show isn't broadcast in Cineamscope." They all laughed.
Link became annoyed with it all, they shouldn't be teasing her like this. So what if she was a little overweight. She seemed like she was a really good dancer. She definatly knew her moves.
"Do you dance like you dress?" scoffed Amber.
"Amber there's no need to be cruel." stated Link. He was tired of Amber and her entorage of Amber wannabes making fun of everyone who didn't fit into to their world.
"Would you swim in an intergrated pool?" Asked Velma.
This question shocked everyone including Link. Everyone gasped when she said it.
"I sure would, I'm all for intergration it's the new frontier."
Link shook his head. That was going to be her downfall. He could see that she knew her stuff when it came to dancing, but Velma was entirely against intergration. She didn't even like the fact that they had a 'Negro day' once a month. Oh how he hated that term.
Velma sent her off with her basic 'don't count on a call back' speech, he had been hearing all day.
Link gathered his stuff up again and started home.
"Link!" He heard as he was about to exit the studio. It was Amber. Link sighed and turned around. Amber came up and gave him a big hug.
"All that stuff that we said yesterday is behind us right?"
"No, not really Amber. I think it's wrong of you to make fun of people, and you did it again tonight, with that girl."
"Tracy? Please, it's not like she's going to be on the show. She's to fat."
"See, that's what I'm talking about. She was the best preformer out of everyone I saw today. Yet she can't be on the show because of her weight?"
"Well, yea. Besides, we will have more audtions. I'm sure somone skinny, will show up that's just as good."
So she admitted that Tracy was good. Interesting.
"Look I have to go. My mom says if I get another F I'm going to be in big trouble, whatever that means."
"Fine. We'll talk later."
"Fine."
As Link was walking home he realized that he had forgotten the new list of songs they were to learn. He ran back inside, past Tracy who was making her way outside. He almost ran into her, but ended up only brushing her arm.
"Sorry." He yelled back. He heard a faint "that's ok" as he ran off.
Velma VonTussel was yelling at another auditioner.
"Get out of here. Why do so many people in this town think they can dance and sing? 58 auditions and they all stink!"
Link laughed to himself and walked backstage.
"I give up! I need a drink." She was still yelling.
Link was getting ready to go home. He figured they would have more audtions later in the week but for now he guessed they were done. As we was walking out the door he heard someone pleading with Velma. He decided to go have a look. Maybe she had some talent. It would be nice to see someone with talent today!
"Well, I brought my own 45's so if you'll put them on I'll show you my stuff."
"Haven't you shown us enough?" Laughed Lou Anne one of the girls on the show.
Link rounded the corner and came to where everyone was standing. He saw an overweight girl standing amongts the others asking if she could audition. The girls were teasing her.
"Proceed...." Said Velma.
"Are you scared we're on live?" teased Tammy yet another of the dancers on the show.
"No, I'm sure I can cope." Said the girl wanting to try out.
"Well this show isn't broadcast in Cineamscope." They all laughed.
Link became annoyed with it all, they shouldn't be teasing her like this. So what if she was a little overweight. She seemed like she was a really good dancer. She definatly knew her moves.
"Do you dance like you dress?" scoffed Amber.
"Amber there's no need to be cruel." stated Link. He was tired of Amber and her entorage of Amber wannabes making fun of everyone who didn't fit into to their world.
"Would you swim in an intergrated pool?" Asked Velma.
This question shocked everyone including Link. Everyone gasped when she said it.
"I sure would, I'm all for intergration it's the new frontier."
Link shook his head. That was going to be her downfall. He could see that she knew her stuff when it came to dancing, but Velma was entirely against intergration. She didn't even like the fact that they had a 'Negro day' once a month. Oh how he hated that term.
Velma sent her off with her basic 'don't count on a call back' speech, he had been hearing all day.
Link gathered his stuff up again and started home.
"Link!" He heard as he was about to exit the studio. It was Amber. Link sighed and turned around. Amber came up and gave him a big hug.
"All that stuff that we said yesterday is behind us right?"
"No, not really Amber. I think it's wrong of you to make fun of people, and you did it again tonight, with that girl."
"Tracy? Please, it's not like she's going to be on the show. She's to fat."
"See, that's what I'm talking about. She was the best preformer out of everyone I saw today. Yet she can't be on the show because of her weight?"
"Well, yea. Besides, we will have more audtions. I'm sure somone skinny, will show up that's just as good."
So she admitted that Tracy was good. Interesting.
"Look I have to go. My mom says if I get another F I'm going to be in big trouble, whatever that means."
"Fine. We'll talk later."
"Fine."
As Link was walking home he realized that he had forgotten the new list of songs they were to learn. He ran back inside, past Tracy who was making her way outside. He almost ran into her, but ended up only brushing her arm.
"Sorry." He yelled back. He heard a faint "that's ok" as he ran off.