RPC Week!!!!

Today is the first day that ODT is at the Riverpark Center to rehearse for the Nutcracker. It is very exciting and nerve racking at the same time. I can't believe that this Friday and Saturday I am going to be performing in front of hundreds of people. The Saturday show is almost sold out which is very rare because there are still a few days left before the show. River Park week for me is a love and hate kind of thing. One reason why I love it is because I get to be with the ODT girls for long amounts of time. I also love how our dressing room always smells like Treseme hairspray (It is the official hairspray of ODT). I also love the opportunity to perform. It is also exciting to see what signs the seniors created this year to hang over our dressing room spot. This year I got to help the seniors makes some of them since I am practically a senior. However there are a lot of things that I don't like about RPC week. It is always so stressful trying to make sure that everything looks perfect. We have to practice all of the quick changes which is also stressful. Most of the dance teachers are also in a really bad mood because they are also under a lot of stress. Another thing that I don't like about RPC week is that most nights I am just getting home at 10:00. I am really sad for this year's RPC week because this is going to be my last one with all of the seniors. I have been dancing with them ever since I started dancing at Joy Johnson's and I can't imagine dance without them. Starbucks is amazing!!!