"Jody, how many times do I have to remind you to relax your fingers? Be
graceful, don't grab onto the barre like a fish hook." Cooper Neilson said
for the fourth time that day to Jody Sawyer.
They were in the new Cooper Neilson Company studio. It was awfully musty, and for some odd and deranged reason, there were mothball scattered in areas of the floor. It was no where near as nice as the American Ballet Academy studios.
"Cooper, I'm trying, but I'm so tired. I was up until four last night looking for an apartment. Jonathan wants us out of the dorms as soon as possible. I'm just so stressed right now." Jody said in a tired voice.
Copper walked over to the CD player near one of the mirrors and shut off the music. He grabbed another disk and set it to a song from the pas de deux in Romeo and Juliet. He walked over to where Jody was standing and grabbed her hand gently.
"Jody you need to stop thinking so hard and just dance." Cooper said as he pulled her into a smooth movement that had her relaxing in an instant.
She just listened to the music and danced. Cooper pulled her into a lift and she couldn't help but smile. She extended her legs and raised her arms gracefully. This was why Jody loved dance. Dance allowed her to loose herself in the music. Any problems could be danced away. Ballet was another world that she could hide in.
The music stopped and Jody turned to Cooper" We do make a great team, don't we?"
Cooper smiled" We can do more of that once you actually COMPLETE your barre exercises.""
Jody sighed and headed back to the barre. She started in first position and started with a clean demi-plie.
"Relax those fingers Jody."
"So how did your first practice with Cooper go?" Eva asked a sweaty Jody outside of the studio. She had promised to go to lunch with Jody so they could discuss how their lives as professional ballet dancers were going.
"It went fine, except that Cooper was on my back about every little thing. I honestly think that he's tougher than my ABA teachers." Jody sighed. This day couldn't get anymore demanding.
"Jody, you have to expect company life to be a bit more difficult than pre professional training." Eva laughed.
"Just forget about it. How did practice go for you?''
"Good but, I got a call from my mom today. She that my ex-fiancé was back around asking where I was. She says that I should visit and take care of it. He won't leave her alone until he talks to me. I talked to Jonathan about it and he says that I could easily take a weekend off ass long as I'm back by Monday."
"God, things aren't going well for us are they?"
"I guess not, but that's the life of a ballerina, aint it?"
Jody turned onto the next street that held the little Irish restaurant that they were stopping at. She heard Eva give a little gasp, but he was already there by the time she turned to ask what she was surprised about.
"Eva, where have you been?" A tough looking guy demanded.
"Look, Jay, you can't just come around here. I was going to go home next weekend to visit." Eva huffed.
It didn't take Jody long to know who this Jay was. He was Eva's ex fiancé here in New York to mess with Eva. Why couldn't things be normal just for two seconds?
They were in the new Cooper Neilson Company studio. It was awfully musty, and for some odd and deranged reason, there were mothball scattered in areas of the floor. It was no where near as nice as the American Ballet Academy studios.
"Cooper, I'm trying, but I'm so tired. I was up until four last night looking for an apartment. Jonathan wants us out of the dorms as soon as possible. I'm just so stressed right now." Jody said in a tired voice.
Copper walked over to the CD player near one of the mirrors and shut off the music. He grabbed another disk and set it to a song from the pas de deux in Romeo and Juliet. He walked over to where Jody was standing and grabbed her hand gently.
"Jody you need to stop thinking so hard and just dance." Cooper said as he pulled her into a smooth movement that had her relaxing in an instant.
She just listened to the music and danced. Cooper pulled her into a lift and she couldn't help but smile. She extended her legs and raised her arms gracefully. This was why Jody loved dance. Dance allowed her to loose herself in the music. Any problems could be danced away. Ballet was another world that she could hide in.
The music stopped and Jody turned to Cooper" We do make a great team, don't we?"
Cooper smiled" We can do more of that once you actually COMPLETE your barre exercises.""
Jody sighed and headed back to the barre. She started in first position and started with a clean demi-plie.
"Relax those fingers Jody."
"So how did your first practice with Cooper go?" Eva asked a sweaty Jody outside of the studio. She had promised to go to lunch with Jody so they could discuss how their lives as professional ballet dancers were going.
"It went fine, except that Cooper was on my back about every little thing. I honestly think that he's tougher than my ABA teachers." Jody sighed. This day couldn't get anymore demanding.
"Jody, you have to expect company life to be a bit more difficult than pre professional training." Eva laughed.
"Just forget about it. How did practice go for you?''
"Good but, I got a call from my mom today. She that my ex-fiancé was back around asking where I was. She says that I should visit and take care of it. He won't leave her alone until he talks to me. I talked to Jonathan about it and he says that I could easily take a weekend off ass long as I'm back by Monday."
"God, things aren't going well for us are they?"
"I guess not, but that's the life of a ballerina, aint it?"
Jody turned onto the next street that held the little Irish restaurant that they were stopping at. She heard Eva give a little gasp, but he was already there by the time she turned to ask what she was surprised about.
"Eva, where have you been?" A tough looking guy demanded.
"Look, Jay, you can't just come around here. I was going to go home next weekend to visit." Eva huffed.
It didn't take Jody long to know who this Jay was. He was Eva's ex fiancé here in New York to mess with Eva. Why couldn't things be normal just for two seconds?