I know it might seem early to be thinking about the Christmas Ballet, the Nutcracker, but here in my town this weekend was audition time. I was really nervous about auditioning. The night before I almost changed my mind about trying. I felt tears come into my eyes when I was even thinking about it. I wanted to, but I didn't want to either. I was afraid of being with strangers and going to a different studio, and scared that I might get asked to a dance step that I didn't know how to do. On Friday afternoon, we went down to the studio and I got in a very long line to get measured and assigned a number according to my height. I was number 58. There were about 60 girls my size that were trying out, but only 16 parts. Little girls my size can audition to be one of Mother Ginger's little bon bons. If you have ever seen the Nutcracker, then you know that the littlest girls hide underneath the mother's gigantic humongous skirt, like in this picture. 
I had fun auditioning and I really wasn't that scared. I tried to smile the whole time, but I really didn't think I would get a part since there were so many other little ballerinas there. Well a couple of days later, we checked on the website, and I did get a part! I really did! I felt so overjoyed-except that I was really sick with the stomach flu. Thank goodness that I wasn't sick on the day of the audition. Now, I have to perform six times in December, and I'll have lots of practices before then, too. I feel very lucky that I was chosen and I'll try my very best to be a good little bon bon. 
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