The Duet

"Have you ever done a duet with a friend? It's actually fun once you get the hang of it. But one time I had an extremely awesome event coming up, and it turned out to be the best day of the weekend!

It all started on a Saturday of 2009. An when my mom woke me up I realized I had a dance competition. After that we got ready then packed all my costumes, hair spray, and dance shoes. We put it all in the trunk and aimed straight to the car, then we headed out. Our competition was in Tyler, which is about two hours from where I live. My mom and I were so tired that our eyes were about to close. We were tired because we woke up at five o-clock a.m. It's not a normal time for us to wake up because we usually wake up at ten o-clock a.m. which is five hours later, so we were both exhausted. Then, we got there from the long road trip, got my stuff out of the trunk and went directly to the dressing room. I arranged all my stuff and then I put on my fabulous looking duet outfit and started to practice my reutine with my partner. We didn't feel nervous since we had been on the team for seven complete years. When we got done attatching all the pink sparkles to my face we walked quickly over to the stage. The floor looked so squeky clean that I could see my reflection on it. I was jumping up and down with a big smile on my face it was my first duet and I was so excited! Finally, it was time to go on stage and dance our shoes off. But, before we went on Mrs. Juli our dance teacher was supporting us on what to do. We got on the stage and danced for the entire time without messing up. Meanwhile, we got off the stage and we met our moms back in the dressing room. Our moms said we did so good that they almost cried. I thought it was funny because grownups don't usually cry. My partner and I were also impressed since it was our very first duet.

In conclusion, this was one of the best weekends ever. Next year I would probably want to do a duet again or perhaps a solo. In the future I will probably still dance onm my favorite team. Something I learned was that dancing is my favorite thing to do, and it always will be. An also I love my mom alot for singing me up for dance."

I don't save my kids' school work, but I do save EVERY writing they do in school and keep them together in a folder for each child. This is Courtnie's latest writing and I absolutely LOVE it! This girl has a passion for dance and everyone who knows her can see it. Great job Court!