When Dawn arrived at school, she received a text message from Keenan.
[Keenan: Come to the Social hall, everyone’s getting measured for costumes.]
“Umm.. Are you guys headed to the Social hall too?” She asked Janus, Zara, Apollo, M**i and Estelle.
“Social hall? Why?” Zara asked.
“I got a message from a Senior telling me to head there for costume measurements.”
Coincidentally, Susana was nearby.
“Students, go to the Social hall for measuremen
Dawn’s eyes widened as they arrived outside the store.‘This looks like an expensive store.’ Dawn bit her lip.She followed him inside, looking around.She found glittering silver ballroom shoes.When the seamstress was giving them the costumes, the guest teacher had also told them what would be the preferred color and type of shoes to pair it with.Allison had recommended that they prepare a pair of silver ballroom shoes.Dawn picked up the shoes from the display and placed them on the floor. She then took off her converse shoes and tried on the ballroom shoes. It fit
Tara knocked on the door. She knew that Dawn was trying on the costumes and she wanted to see how it looked.“Yeah?” Dawn spoke from the room.“Can I see?”“Yeah..”Click!The door was unlocked.Tara pushed the door open.Dawn’s room was small. It only had a single bed, a small wardrobe made of plastic and a full-length mirror. The walls were painted white and the floor was polished wood. Her room only had one window and it was cover
The next day, Trinity Institute was busy with preparations for the show which started the afternoon before. The bleachers and floors were now squeaky clean, extra bleachers and chairs were placed at the back. They have also set up the cameras on the front, back and sides as well as the speakers. Yellow and blue cloths were used to drape and create a theater-like set up. Flower arrangements using yellow and white roses, ferns and baby’s breaths were used to decorate as well. The space where the performers would use was cordoned off to prevent the audience getting in the way of the performance. At the entrance of the gym was a long table for registration. The audience would be given a wrist band for them to we
Susana and the moderators of the Theater Arts Club for the Sacred Heart Academy and the Elementary Department of Trinity Institute made sure that their students were in attendance and ready to perform. They also encouraged them to perform their best and enjoy the experience. There was also a large screen backstage and outside of it where the queue was extended. They set this up so the students would still be able to watch the program as they wait for their turn to perform. Susana and the guest teachers were with them in the back, facilitating the show. While the rest of the teachers were regulating the guests in the audience, especially those still coming in. Susana could see her students dressed in their costumes with their hair and makeup done. She complemented each
The lights dimmed, not only on stage but on the half of the gymnasium.Gasps could be heard.“What’s happening? Are they having a malfunction?”“Quick! Ask the teacher what happened! Are the kids okay?”“Hold on. No.. I think it’s part of the show. Did you notice that there’s space in the middle of the gym? I think they’ll be using it.”“Uhh.. You’re right.. Ah..look! I could see silhouettes!”Silhouettes of pairs walking in a queue and positioned themselves, half of the group were in a
Helena paid attention to her niece’s footwork. It was effortless. Dawn exuded confidence. This was her second dance for the night but she didn’t seem to have any discomfort with her shoes. The three teenage girls were dancing so elegantly. It was as if they'd been transported to the magical world. Allison and Kevin also instructed the staff responsible for the lights to follow the movements of the dancers. “Your son is a good dancer!” Someone told Hugo’s mother. “Thank you..” She smiled, flattered. “I never knew our daughter could dance like this!” Aria’s father told
The Principal and the teachers never expected this reaction to come from the audience. A standing ovation for a pair of students?When they planned for this workshop, it started out with a vision that the parents will have a great day praising their own children after witnessing that their children have other interests outside of the classroom. But they never expected it would be to this extent.And it was not like they were only praising their own, the pair of students were unrelated to the people in the audience except to their own parents and relatives.The clapping only ceased once Dawn and Keenan’s backs could no longer be seen. They then went back to their seats, muttering praises for whoever was the parents of those teens.
Among the audience, the parents looked in envy at the girl playing the violin. They wished they could let their own children learn the instrument. Or if they prefer, the piano, guitar or drums. But staring at the girl playing the violin, they were mesmerized. ‘How nice it would be if it was my daughter up there playing this beautiful song.’ “What’s the name of the song?” “I don’t know.. I haven’t heard of this before.” “Look! On the screen..” [Song Title: Only Lover Music and Lyrics: Dawn Salcedo an