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Write about a backup dancer who’s on tour and just wants some peace and quiet for the holidays.

Posted in Winter on Nov 1, 2022

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✍️ 54 stories

Wishful Thinking

Submitted to Contest #73

" You are to provide entertainment by dancing for tonight's guests only, you are not to speak to or otherwise engage them in any other way ." The velvet edged voice rang out over those assembled beneath a tree whose branches were studded with leafs and vibrant peach colored flowers . " Do I make myself clear ? " Knowing their fate if they were to talk back or disobey her words those who had been chosen to entertain tonight lowered their gazes to the grass beneath their feet. She'd kept track of how long they'd been here on Malkah and she...

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Change of Scenery

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In New York, there's an talent agency known as The Light Foot Company or LF Co. for short. LF Co. was established in 1921 and is one of the leading talent agency for many aspiring thespians, dancers, singers, directors, filmmakers, playwrights among others for nearly 100 years. Among Hollywood's and Broadway's alumni, several have been in some sort of contact with the LF Co. One of there alumni was a dancer by the name of Courtney Teak. Courtney grew up immersed in the entertainment world under the thumb of prominent casting directors. His...

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Three French Hens

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Three French Hens  From January to December was nothing more than one heartache after another. I began to lose all hope for the New Year. All I could hear from within myself was, “Don’t lose your joy, don’t lose your spirit. Easier said than done.  On December 17th 2020 imagine you’ve received the date for your final divorce hearing in the mail! you feel all the loving feelings are vanished and the flicker of hope has been blown out! You tried with every ounce of you to stay calm and not to allow ...

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Paris, Missouri

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“Freakin’ Kansas City,” Becky grumbled from across the aisle as the bus pulled off the snowy interstate. “Most boring city on earth!” “I’ve always wanted to see it, myself,” Kate replied with a smile, though after all these weeks she wondered why she bothered when her fellow dancer was in one of her moods. “You would say that,” Becky said. “What do you know about Kansas City anyway, Miss East Coast? You probably think it’s in Kansas, don’t you?” “Part of it is, although the bigger part is in Missouri. In fact, it’s the biggest city in ...

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Satiety: Swan Lake

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Christmas and the sprinkles of the first virgin snow never cease to peak the public’s crave for a festive show. Eight weeks straight. Eight performances a week. Sixty-four shows. Washington was Giselle, California was the Nutcracker, Los Angeles was La Bayadère, and finally, the epic climax of Swan lake. Christmas party? Holiday get together? Family dinner? No, the show must go on. I was a swan; another angelic bird part of the corps de ballet.  A long-spanning reputation for having performed in fifty countries, hundred thirty-six cit...

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Quiet Jingle Bell

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I was on tour for a band called the Jingles of Christmas, and I was a backup dancer. But sadly, I was made lead singer. I would have stayed at home with my family, but this was a great deal. A one time offer. It happened at practice for dance class. I loved the arts of music and dance. It was my most talented subjects. I was gifted not only for dance, but for my wonderful cheerful voice. So at class, their was a meeting about the Blue Bells group. The Blue Bells get to travel on tour with the most popular bands in the country, and even the b...

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Dancing Nowhere

Submitted to Contest #73

Claudette’s Ballerinas were a famous dancing group all over the country. Their moves were smooth, synchronous, and flawless. Tickets were sold out after three days of the announcements in every city and state. Parents were proud of their daughters if they auditioned and won a spot in the dance group. Each dancer in Claudette’s Ballerinas was almost like a celebrity. Veena was the tallest and most beautiful one in the group. She had a dazzling smile that you could see even from the farthest seat of the auditorium. White even teeth, high ch...

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The Man in the Center

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No, please, please don’t. The dancers walking past me can hear me begging through the squeaky wooden door, but none of them stops to check on me. I don’t blame them; actually, I am glad they are not distracting themselves with me. They will be performing The Nutcracker for a group of middle schoolers soon. We are the only group in this area deep in the mountains and valleys. On tour from late November until Christmas, we go through the small towns and gain money and fame. The kids are brought to watch us every year, while the adults scroll t...

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The Backup Dancer

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There she goes again. She thinks that because she is the lead dancer, she can do whatever she likes. Where is she going this time ? If she catches the Covid virus, she will have to self-isolate, and then I, her backup dancer, will have to take her place in the show. And it is not just one performance, but the show continues, without a live audience of course, for every day over Christmas and into the New Year. But I just want a rest. All this changing of the Covid rules, seemingly from day to day, is getting me ...

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