![]() If you want to work with me, we have 8 open spots left for the program. Find the right coach who believes in you and go with it. So, I guess I am saying… Don’t listen to anyone. Someone very prestigious said I would never work in dance, and that I wasn’t going to amount to anything in ballet… And now look at me… Don’t look back and have regrets because someone told you what you could and couldn’t be. And if that doesn’t happen, then look at other things. And if you turn 18 and told no, give it another year and try again. At best, we can advise you what companies to look at, but at the end of the day, we are not offering you a contract, so how can we say what genre of dance you will enter… If you want to go for ballet, go for ballet. As ballet teachers we are not offering you job, so we don’t know. No one can tell you what you are or aren’t going to be. I thought to myself, “Why are they even here then?” After the tendu combination I asked how many wanted to be contemporary dancers, and they all raised their hands… After the jeté combo I asked, “How many dancers are trying to be a contemporary dancer because that is what they have been told they will be?” #DADA NEXT TRAIN OUT OF MYMIND PROFESSIONAL#I asked how many dancers in the room wanted to be a professional ballet dancer, and only students I have previously worked with had raised their hands. And it was beyond amazing! But, during the audition, I was reminded why I am doing this. #DADA NEXT TRAIN OUT OF MYMIND SERIES#This was followed by a series of miscommunications only to end up at a Chipotle at 10:00 AM.īut, we made it! And the audition happened. Unfortunately, Eric couldn’t get on the flight, so he had to change his flight to the first flight to Ontario Airport, and then uber all the way to Los Angeles. In my head, I was thinking, “Well if Ashley can get to the Audition great.” Luckily for me, I got waived through security, and literally was one of the last people to board. So, Ashley and I were able to get our tickets changed, as I ran through the checkin, I could see Ashley going through security. Yes, so the chaos begins, and luckily for Ashley and Eric they live sort of close to the airport. Mind you, I live like 30 minutes from the airport…. Ashley and Eric were both struggling to get to the airport. So, basically my entire morning got thrown off, I didn’t even shower… I grabbed my to go bag kit from LULU Lemon, threw on clothes, and hopped in a Lyft. In a flurry of panic, we started looking at earlier flights… and the only earlier flight was at 7:20 AM. Around 6:03 we all got messages saying that our 10:00 AM flight has been delayed by 3 hours… putting us in Los Angeles after our audition was supposed to start. I woke up a little 6:00 AM, texted Eric and Ashley, and laid in bed for a bit. But, I wanted to take a second and reflect on the craziness that happened that day. This past we had the privilege of having our first audition for DADA ON POINTE’s new full-time day program for the Los Angeles Community, and it was beyond inspiring. ![]()
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