Dancing SOLMC#2

Dancing

“Mom I’m scared.”

“Don't be, you should  be excited.”

“But there’s so many people!”

We were at my uncle’s wedding and my mom and I had been taking dance classes for this occasion and even though we had become pretty much pros at it, I had developed the biggest case of stage fright. Ever. Now I was young, like 2011 young, so at this moment, I’m about seven and also terrified out of my mind. The way we have it is that my mom will dance to two songs and I come in, a complete surprise to everyone at the last song. So my mom goes up on stage and starts her dance while I watch getting ready for my entrance.

I hear the cue,

I step onto the stage,

Applause erupts,

And I dance.

I was so scared, being in front of everyone, all of my family, knowing if I messed up I’d lose complete faith in myself and probably rush offstage sobbing. I had put all of this stupid pressure on myself and what I didn’t realize is that my face, was frozen. no emotion. No smile. No lip-synching. Nothing. Just me.