Stress!! Stress!! Stress!! What do I stress?? During entire this year, I stress of my dance. I have a lot of injuries with me. One of them is I broke my toe before I flew to Sydney. End Up, I didn’t get to do my ballet. I did Jazz and Comtemporary.
After 2 weeks holidays, I have a month to do my Advanced 2 exam. I thought I can go en pointe. But, I can’t. After a week, I try to do pointe. But I still can’t get up. I can say I couldn’t do pointe for a month before the exam. I was so depress because I have so many pointe works I can’t prepare.
Even my last week for my Adv 2 practise, I couldn’t do any pirrouttes and any dance. All my ankles are so weak. I dance with pointe shoes entire life. I was so sad. I don’t know why I lose so many strenght on my dance.
The day before my exam, my school director gave me a free private lesson. I did all my demi pointe works are clean and steady. Coming to pointe, I felt so unnormal. I couldn’t feel the pointe dances are my walking leg. I still can’t do my 16 fouette pirrouttes and my 2 performance dances. I was so upset. My School director encourage me, just do the best I can. I told her, I work so so hard until tire, why i lost my hard works. She said there is nothing we can do about it.
The next day, I wake up and I went to a church and I pray. Even though, I am not very religiouse person. Sometimes, people work so hard but they can’t get anything what they want. So, there is only 1 thing they can do is "PRAY". I pray to the god for making me to dance with my broken toe. No matter how hard, I will still go for it.
Afterthat, I went to coffee shop get a cup of coffee. Then I did pilates for my warm up before I went to Exam studio. I was a little nervouse. I just tell myself, I will be alrite. I am going to do this. This is my last exam. I am going to pass once. There will be no second chance for me.
I went in, I did well all my barre, center, and allegro. Coming to the pointe, I have a little bit scare. I just worn my pointe shoe and go up. In the begining, I felt weird. i felt the shoes still not fit with my feet and still not normal. I was so scare. I was thinking there was no hope for me. I kept continue and do it with my frustration. Lucky that I did my double pirrouttes en pointe. I was suprise.
Coming to end, the examiner forgot the 16 fouette pirrouttes. I was quiet and not to mention. Unfortunately, the 3rd girl in my group informed to the examner the pirrouttes. In my brain said, Damn it!!!! So I just walked to the center and do it. I was praying in my mind. When the music starts, I did my 16 pirrouttes but without pointing my toes. I was extremely suprise for my self. I didn’t practise my pirrouttes enpointe more than 1 month. Somehow the miracle just come to me. My last classical dance, I did it as well.. I was thinking, What is going on??? I can do everything. I was satisfy and happy with the result.
Today, I was doing my homeworks in school. My school director came to me and kiss on my forehead and said " Congratulation!! Candy, you have passed your ADV2 exam. " I was so happy until I cried. I can’t believe it I just pass once.
I went to church and pray. I thank to god that he made me do it.I thank to him what he has given me. Somehow, in my brain, I still remember there is another person I want to thank and appreacite is Leon. He accompanied me before the exam. He was there for me. I was thinking that It was worht it with him in 2 months. In the end, I have to let him go. I really thank god.
I went home and call out everybody and annouce my exam’s result. I brought my smilling and laughter everywhere. Suddenly, it was raining heavily. I was thinking I want to play with the rain. but, it stopped. So, I just don’t know why I walked to the port side. Walking half way, I saw the fire works in front of me. OMG, What happen to me today?