As was announced earlier, I went to New York City to audition to be a performer with Disney Cruise Lines. I attended two auditions: a character audition and a dancer audition. It was an incredible experience that I will explain mostly in pictures!
Mom and I arrived Sunday evening and of course our first stop (besides our hotel) was Times Square. We'd been to New York before (thank goodness, because there was simply not enough time to do a lot of touristy things), but it was still fun to see the lights and everything!
Mom and I arrived Sunday evening and of course our first stop (besides our hotel) was Times Square. We'd been to New York before (thank goodness, because there was simply not enough time to do a lot of touristy things), but it was still fun to see the lights and everything!
The Disney Store!!! This is the only picture I took because I was too dazzled by the pixie dust, but they had all these Tangled lanterns along the ceiling on the way to the second floor!
M&Ms world, of course!
(We may have had a movie night during which a despicable amount of M&Ms were consumed)
The next morning we got up nice and early to get to auditions! I met some amazing people there and became fast friends with quite a few!
Audra, Emily (who's from Austin, too! Small world!), Kairisa, and Sammy! We played Heads Up during down time before Dance auditions started.
I attended two auditions, both for Disney Cruise Line. The first was a Character audition and the second was a Dancer audition. In each we were taught a very short dance piece or ballet combo and showed it to the judges in small groups. Both were neat experiences, and even though I got cut pretty early on for both auditions, I know I'll just keep coming back!
One of the wonderful girls I met at auditions, Paulina, told us about Broadway Dance Center, where you can pay per class for walk ins, and showed Kairisa and I the way. I took a Musical Theatre dance class from Lane Napper (you can see me in the back for like a second haha) and it was soooo fun! It was fast, sassy, and difficult enough to push me! I loved it so much!
For our second (and last) night, Mama and I ate at Hard Rock and checked out the enormous Toys R Us before crashing early (after another M&M filled movie night) so we could wake up at 4 am to catch our flight home!
This experience was such an incredible one, and I am so happy that I made the leap and went after my dreams! No one said I would get them right away, but I know that every step closer makes them more of a reality!
And I am so grateful for this woman right here (and my Daddy!) for being so supportive of me through this whole thing. Not many parents, when their child comes up and says "I want to go to New York in a month for a long shot audition to possibly be at sea for nine months." would say "Okay, here I got plane tickets and a hotel booked! And I'm coming with you to be there for you every step of the way!"
Start chasing your dreams now! You might not reach them right away, but every step you take will be worth it! Believe in yourself and have the confidence to go after what you want in life!
And say thank you to the ones who support you no matter how close or far you are from your goals!
Hold a tiara for me, Disney! I'll be back again soon!
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