Oh it's done, it's DONE.
And here it is, just because I'm bored and need something to do since I'm... done. This is like.. an EXCLUSIVE! This doesn't even come out until Saturday! You're all like.. VIPs!
Teens tend to have a reputation for not wanting to listen to their parents, but sometimes what parents have to say could pay off in a big way.
It did for fifteen year old Rosemary XXX, who, thanks to a suggestion from a friend of her mother, will be attending an intensive summer dance program at the very prestigious Alvin Ailey Dance Theater school in New York City.
The audition at the High School for the Performing Arts in Chicago was very difficult for all prospective students who were subjected to a series of ballet and modern dance classes, after each of which there was a cut. Finally, the original class of sixty students was down to around fifteen of the best, including Rosemary, who will all be attending the summer program.
The six week program will consist of twelve to fifteen classes weekly, a series of guest choreographers, and training/conditioning sessions to strengthen the students' bodies. The program that Rosemary will be in is for students sixteen to twenty-four--therefore, she will be one of the youngest. She is nervous about being with the older girls, but knows that this is much too good an opportunity to pass up.
"I think the program is going to help me decide if this is what I want to do when I grow up," she says.
Rosemary, daughter of Dr. Thomas XXX and Dr. Kathleen XXXX, is an honor student at XXXX High School. She is a member of their dance team, the Goldusters. She has been dancing for about ten years, and says she loves it because, "You can be creative and do your own thing, and you meet a lot of different people. There's always someone better than you, and that makes you want to work harder."
In addition to dance, Rosemary is on XXX's tennis team, and is training to be a lifeguard. Hard work has definitely paid off for this busy student who has future plans to become a dance teacher.
"what have we learned? Don't smoke... don't do drugs and don't sing 'Defying Gravity'." -CATSNYRevival
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