Get Your Prep On

My stomach was doing laps as I sat by the gym doors. Months of waiting for this day and when it comes…well…to be honest, it's more terrifying then waiting for the day to come. I had tried out for the dance team at our school. Only ten people could get accepted, and I surprisingly got in.

Now for the awful part…seeing who else is on the team. I watched the people who also tried out…totally not like me…they're noodles! they can reach their leg above their head and I can barely reach mine up halfway! I'm really doubting why I got accepted.

"Hi! are you here for the dance team to?" A girl with Curly brown hair approached me. Her smile was so cheesy, I was ready to burst out laughing at any moment.

"Yeah…I guess I am…" I bet she's some super star dancer who has trophies stacked up to her ceiling…why does she even bother talking to me? Right…she doesn't know I'm a total loser yet, and that I probably can't dance compared to the rest of this, so called 'team'.

"Well nice to meet you, I'm Jessica! I bet you’re a great dancer." This time I actually did laugh, "What's so funny?"

Before I could answer, a girl dressed up in designer clothing strutted her way up to us…of course, babbling away on her cell phone. Her dark sunglasses covered her face and she had black hair messily put back in a bun. She folded her cell phone then took off her sunglasses…very dramatically might I add.

"Where the hell is everyone?" wow, great first impression, nice to meet you to…

"Oh my god! Kirsten? I haven't seen you since grade six!" The Jessica girl and the so called Kirsten started squealing and hugging…like, I get they haven't seen each other for two or three years, but please…think about the safety of my ears!

After the squealing died down two other people came. The one on the right was dressed like a little school girl and the one on the left was dressed in expensive brand name clothing…shoot me now please!

"Stephie! Sophie!" Jessica rushed to them and gave them a hug. This is too cute to be true! their names are even alike…excuse me while I go throw up in a corner…

Finally the teacher came and we piled into the gym. The rest of the team showed up. We all sat down in a circle. I examined them all…They all looked the same…I was starting to forget who was who.

"Alright, you are the ten lucky girls who got chosen for this years dance team! Surprisingly all of you are in grade nine, which is pretty amazing!" This teacher was making me feel a little sick too. "We will start off by introducing ourselves. Start with your name, then how long you've been dancing, then your favourite type of dance."

I looked around the room…guessing who would go first.

"HI! My name I Jessica!" Bulls eye. "I've been dancing since I was one and my favourite class is jazz!"

How the hell can you start dancing at one? How is that even possible, most studio's don’t except you until you're four….

"Hey…my name is Kirsten, I've been dancing since I was six and my favourite class is jazz." big surprises there.

"Hello! my name is Stephie and I just started dancing two years ago, my favourite class is jazz." I think I'm sensing a pattern here.

"My name is Sophie…um…I've been dancing since I was ten…my favourite class is jazz." ooo, I wouldn't have expected that.

Next was a girl I hadn't met before. I've only recognized her from classes. "Hey! my name is Victoria. I just started dance this year. My favourite class is…" wait, wait! let me guess…is it jazz? Victoria looked around at the rest of the girls, as if she was unsure of what her favourite class was. "…jazz" Oh yeah! I'm good at this!

The next girl I've never seen before…basically because I just don't want to. She's practically the biggest bitch in the school.

"My name is Rebecca anne-marie tiffany Jones the third," Ouch such a complicated name…then you wreck it with a simple last name like Jones…and the third? God I hope they're not all bitches. "I've been dancing since I was in the womb and I'm good at all dances so it's hard to choose which one is my favourite." Wow that's talent! signing up for dance class when your not even born yet…your studio teachers must have been on crack when they let you join!

The next girl was someone who I already knew…mainly because she was in many of my classes.

"My name is Sarah, I've been dancing since I was four and I like jazz the most…" That was an interesting speech…made me fall asleep…two thumbs up.

The next girl was unfamiliar to me.

"My name is Kelly, and I have been dancing since I was four and my favourite type of dance is jazz." THIS IS GETTING BORING!!

The next girl I had also met before.

"Hi…My name is Danielle I've been dancing since I was four and I like jazz the most!" zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz….wha? sorry, I fell asleep.

"My Name is Julia. I've also been dancing since I was four, BUT my favourite type of dance is ballet." I got a few odd looks but I simply brushed them off…but I had a feeling that this is just the tip of the iceberg…there is so many more differences between us further down.