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FEMALE VOICE: One, two, three, four...
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At School of American Ballet,
there's competition everywhere.
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MALE VOICE: Soutenu and fall.
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DOMINKA: There're so manybeautiful dancers here.
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Every single day you're like,
"Oh, they can get their leg higher,
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"they can turn more."
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Seeing just all these other people,
I need to step up my game.
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-Go to the front.
-Don't make your arms stiff.
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Don't be too down this way.
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Can you soften that first finger?
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DOMINKA: Everybody has somethingthey're not good at,
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so it's just all about you.
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You can't focus on other people.
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MALE VOICE: Arm one, up two.
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Three arrive by four.
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ELIAS: You have to give up on tryingto control everything,
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and just work the hardest for yourself.
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The heel, the heel, the heel,
that's... that's right, that's right,
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it's not the toe,
it's not the toe, good.
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MALE VOICE: Here we go. Ready?
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KAY MAZZO: What we try to do hereat the School of American Ballet...
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is only really have students that we feel
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are gonna find a job somewhere.
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Because there is a lot at stake,
and you know, you strive,
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I think you strive, that's what you do.
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MALE VOICE: Give him a good step.
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Good!
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But you completely chickened out,
Dominika, on the a la seconde...
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and it was sort of Elias's fault
because he was too close to you.
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But sometimes it means almost kicking him
and then he'll know to stay away,
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so you just have to do your part...
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and he'll learn.
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DOMINIKA: This is my second yearat the school.
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What I'm working towards right nowis finding myself as a dancer,
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which is really exciting for me,because last year
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I was trying to look at everyone
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that I thought was really great at it
and try to be like them.
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But I think now I'm trying
to be more myself.
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(PIANO PLAYING)
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ARCH: Stretch the front knee, Sam.
Pique, soutenu.
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Little more height in those jumps, okay?
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And lots of plié with knees away.
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Knees away, knees away, and there.
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That's better!
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I was in Intermediate Men last year
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and now I'm repeating
Intermediate Men this year.
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One thing that I struggle with inBalanchine is everything is really fast.
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For me it's harder to move really fast
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just because I'm just not a fast person.
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ARCH: Front, front plié, deep plié,
up, go front.
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No, you're going back on your leg.
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You gotta push those hips forward.
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SAM: The hard part of dancingat SAB is just,
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there are just so manytalented people and sometimes
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it can be a little drainingto always see, like, other guys
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in Advanced Level doingthese really amazing things.
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And I knew I couldn't do it.
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I'm gonna try my best, work hard,try to get better.
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(PHONE RINGING)
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-MARTHA: Hey Teacup.
-TAELA: Hey, Mom.
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-What are you doing?
-I'm sewing shoes.
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Do you have enough ribbonsand elastics, baby?
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TAELA: Yes, I do.
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My mom, I think she's definitely, um,
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a bit more adjusted than I am.
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MARTHA: What are you gonna dofor the rest of the evening?
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You're finished with classesfor today right?
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Yeah. I'm fin... I'm finished with classes
but I do have rehearsal at 7:00.
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Tell me something,do you have a lot of homework?
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Um... I have a good amount. (CHUCKLES)
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Well, let me know if you need anythingelse because I know
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-you always wait last minute.
-(CHUCKLES) Yeah.
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She calls me,
she's just like completely normal
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and I call her and I'm like,
"I miss you so much."
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And she's like, "Oh I miss you too."
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-MARTHA: Did you have dinner yet?
-TAELA: No.
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I'm probably going to get dinner
after rehearsal.
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-Well I miss you, Pumpkin.
-I miss you too, Mommy.
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I think she's definitely a lot more
adjusted than me at this point,
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but I'm getting there slowly.
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MARTHA: Don't forget to call mebefore you go to bed.
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-All right. I love you.
-I love you too. Bye.
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Bye.
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(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
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And change, and change, and up.
That's better, that's better. Yeah.
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I'm not used to doing partnering
back at my old studio,
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so it is definitely a transitiontrying to understand
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like, all the different functionsof partnering...
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ALAN: Better.
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TAELA: So, I'm still, like, adjusting.
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For example, if there's a girlin my class who's, like, a lot better,
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I would, like, stand behind themso I can learn from them.
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And I work harder myselfbecause I'm, like, right behind them.
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I strive to be like them.
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ALAN: One...
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SAM: I actually really like partnering,
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with the Balanchine technique, for the guyit's not about you looking great,
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it's about showcasing the girl.
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Because you have to focuson not only yourself,
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but your partners movements.
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ALAN: Fouette! Ooh! Okay!
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SAM: It's really importantthat you're keeping your girl safe.
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ALAN: Six, plié!
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SAM: I feel like with every partnerit's different.
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ALAN: And one.
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SAM: Dominika's definitely oneof my favorites to partner with.
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She's just a really hard workerand super talented
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so that obviously helps when partnering.
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DOMINIKA: I always look forwardto partnering class every week.
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It is really fun.
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Of course at times
it's challenging to figure out
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all of the... the grips
and things like that.
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But, we all go through this together,so it's really not that bad.
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JONATHAN: At New York City Ballet,partnering is very, very important.
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It is very critical,
and something we look at
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when we're hiring from the school
into the company.
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We're walking forward, hopefully.
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Guys, make sure you really
set your feet here.
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As we train professional dancers,it's a huge part of the package.
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Our mission here is to trainthe best dancers out there.
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and we need to be able to train
the dancers in a way
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that they can get on to the stage.
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KAY: The most important thingis the classroom.
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That's... If they don't have that,
it's not going to work.
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The older students do geta chance to perform.
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We have our workshop in June.
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But the younger students can do
The Nutcracker
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on the stage at Lincoln Center.
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And they adore being on stage.
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Down straighten those legs, Parker stay
right behind Brandon,
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sorry Alexander, right behind Brandon.
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Down place it behind, place the foot
behind Brandon.
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The youngest children have just
come back to classes at SAB...
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and Arch and I have a tremendous amountof work during this next six week run,
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before we open The Nutcracker,
Thanksgiving.
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Ready. Get ready...
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DENA: So many of our studentsjust want to perform,
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and need that to work towards as a goal.
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DENA: We have two casting sessionsfor The Nutcracker,
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just because it takes so longand there are so many children
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and we really want to give each kidas much of a fair chance as we can.
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SOPHIA: Nutcracker is a reallymagical show to be in.
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Ella is one of my really close friends,
we're both gonna do the Hoop audition
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and the Poli audition.
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ELLA: It's exciting 'cause, I mean,it's fun to be in Nutcracker.
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It's really cool because I've never done
a dancing role before.
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I have been a soldier, a Polichinelle...
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A boy Polichinelle, which also comes
with being the role of a mouse.
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I'm going to the audition for Polisand Hoop this year.
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DENA: Because The Nutcracker
is a Christmas holiday celebration really,
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we're always looking for that extra spark,
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for that something specialthat will show on stage,
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that sometimes shows in the classroom
but not always.
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ISABELA: Ballet is more of an art.Sometimes it's hard for me,
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but we're going to challenge ourselves.
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KAI: Ballet is my main thing.I just like to move, I think.
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I like to get on my feet...
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and... I don't know, dance.
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ARCH: Nice and slow. Good, Brandon.
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BRANDON: I chose balletbecause ballet is something
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that you can do gracefully
and you kind of have your own freedom.
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Even though you do have a story to tell,
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you really get to choosethe way you show it,
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is very important to whatthe story becomes.
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OLIVIA: I just love performingin front of, like, audience.
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This is my last year of being eligiblefor The Nutcracker.
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I really want to just treasure all the
moments that I have this year,
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and kind of make everything grand.
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SHERYL: Very good. Goodnight!
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Goodnight, everybody.
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(GIRLS GIGGLING)
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STEVE: Hey! (CHUCKLES)
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SOPHIA: Everyone was asking today
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what you were gonna audition
for tomorrow.
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-STEVE: Oh, yeah?
-(SOPHIA LAUGHS)
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If you had to choose,
which one would you rather do most?
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SOPHIA: Well...
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I'd rather probably do Poli this year...
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because I probably can't do it next year,
I'll probably be too tall.
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KELLY: Okay, would you go
wash your hands real quick?
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STEVE: Tomorrow is unique in thatit's the big Nutcracker audition day.
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So that'll be, you know, Sophia,
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most of the morning,I guess the whole morning,
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through lunch time.
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We just missed the train
so it was kind of good
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'cause the next one came
a minute later and it was empty.
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When Daddy picks you up
you get lucky on the train.
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(CHUCKLES)
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KELLY: Sophia right now definitely wantsto go on and pursue a career in dance.
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I remember when we cameto New York she said,
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"I really want to be more serious,
I want to go where all the kids go,
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"who do The Nutcracker on that stage".
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And she really loved the idea of one day
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possibly being able to auditionfor The Nutcracker.
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KELLY: ...you guys have to leave
at 7:25, okay?
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-Mm-hmm.
-Yeah.
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KELLY: Even when she's exhausted,it's amazing to see
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at such a young age,
to give up so many things.
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They miss birthday parties,
they miss family outings with cousins,
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just so she can pursue ballet.
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-KELLY: So class was good?
-Yeah.
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We usually have lots of time
with Ms. Abergel
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and we also got to stretch, so.
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DAWN: I'll make you guys the hot chocolate
later for dessert.
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Duck.
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Did you see hum... Oh, okay.
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No one eats hummus.
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DAWN: This is typical for us,just to be me with the girls.
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Wait but I thought you said
that you made hummus in school,
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-and you loved it.
-No.
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DAWN: My husband, he's a firefighter,which means he's not home a lot.
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Um... Twenty-four-hour shifts
and sometimes
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he gets called in unexpectedly
and, you know, we deal with it.
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I've done The Nutcracker for all
the years that I've been eligible.
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So, that's four.
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This is my soldier. My first year.
Last year I was a girl Polichinelle.
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Love nutcrackers. They're really fun.
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I mean, I've never tried
putting a nut in here.
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Uh, when I go to bed,
I feel really protected
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by... these guys.
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-(TOY WINDING)
-(MUSIC PLAYING)
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All right.
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-(HUMS)
-(MUSIC PLAYING)
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Yeah.
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KAI: This is when I was a soldier.
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And you can just kind of see me.
Third to the left.
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That's last year,
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I was one of the tallestof the party boys. (CHUCKLES)
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So, I have a bunch of pointe shoes
from dancers
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that I have written to over the years...
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Uh, well, the year, of me dancing.
Christina was my Nutcracker mom.
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This is Lydia, she was also the hostess.
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This is Ashley Bouder's shoes,
the principal dancer
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at New York City Ballet.
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It's amazing that someone wouldwant someone's stinky old shoes
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but someone does.And now they're on your table, Mom.
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(BRANDON'S MOM LAUGHS)
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SOPHIA: I'll wear a green leotardand pink tights.
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Hairspray, all my pins.
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I like to carry this lint roller
around just in case
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any lint gets on my tights.
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I'm excited but I'm alsokind of nervous,
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I feel like you always get kind
of nervous for an audition.
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JULIE: Okay. Go get dressed.
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I remember taking her her first yearI let her audition.
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That was a hard year,so it's been a lesson for her to learn,
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there's always someone
who's gonna be better
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and, um, or have, you know, have a part
that you wanted or have a bigger part.
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You know the reality is that
there are so many roles for children
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and they want to give roles to everyone,
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but it's such a popular performance...
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and they have to tell people, "No."
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That's what happened with Gabbieher first year.
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(TIRES SCREECH)
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GABBIE: I've been in The Nutcracker
for two years.
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This is going to be my last Nutcracker.
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Even if I get held back
I won't... I probably won't be doing it,
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I'd be too tall.
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So, it's nerve-racking.
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(CHATTING, SINGING)
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And then they... they went up.
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Raise your hand if you're excited.
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(ALL GIGGLE)
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-Are you scared?
-Yes, I'm really scared.
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-Guys don't be scared.
-I'm not scared but I'm just like,
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I'm excited. I'm just going to roll
with the wind.
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DENA: Each year we cast 126 children.
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Two full casts that rotate.
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SOPHIA: Each part hasa different audition time.
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My first audition is Hoops.
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Calling all Girls IV and Girls V.
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DENA: The challenge for the casting day,of course, is knowing that
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some of the children won't havethe opportunity to perform,
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at least this year, and knowing that they
will be sad and disappointed,
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and just as a mom, and as a human being,
that doesn't feel good.
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-Come on in, girls.
-ARCH: Good morning!
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DENA: Actually, let's, um...
let's just line up along this bar.
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But I have to make the choicesthat work best for the production.
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And I explain this to the children.
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What happens today doesn't have anything
to do with how great of a dancer
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you're going to be one day, okay?
It's just about choosing the people
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who are right for this part today.
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Candy Canes, or the Hoops,is like a big burst of energy.
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They are usually the oldest childrenin the production.
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They need real training to be ableto execute the steps properly.
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All the weight is on your front foot.
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You're going to do through
a tendu side and soutenu.
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One, two.
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Dena and Arch put us in groups.
They show us some moves.
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DENA: Does everyone feel like
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-ARCH: See the timing?
-they know the step?
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-More than expected. Yeah.
-ARCH: Yeah.
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GABBIE: I usually rehearse the dancebefore I go into the auditions.
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-DENA: And up, up.
-GABBIE: I look on YouTube
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-and mirror the dance.
-ARCH: Hold that arm.
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And I listen to the music,
imagine me doing it.
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DENA: Okay, girls,
let's see the next group.
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ARCH: Down, down.
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DENA:
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GABBIE: Then comes the first cut.
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DENA: You guys can come back for Polis,
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so why don't you guys come out
of the room?
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It's a lot of girls.
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DENA: Nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen,
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fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen,
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eighteen, nineteen, twenty! (SCREAMS)
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DENA:
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-ARCH: This is the hardest part.
-Okay.
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ARCH: This is the hardest part.
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Then, next cut...
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it's nerve-racking.Really nerve-racking.
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Right now you really don't want
to be tall.
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DENA: We definitely need to put her in,
we don't have enough spots.
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ARCH: Breaking my heart.
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DENA: Olivia and Cassandra,
you're just too tall for this this year,
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I'm really sorry, you did really well.
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So we won't be able to use you this year.
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Like that's all you'd want,
not to be tall.
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-ARCH: Really good, girls. Really good.
-DENA: You two, come with me for a second.
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ARCH: Yeah.
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DENA: I feel it's important to understand
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why we call thisat the New York City Ballet,
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"the casting day" as opposedto "audition day".
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It's a combination of having to find
the right size child
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but the child who can do
the choreography.
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So now can you guys just go
next to each other.
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And a lot of times, the truth is,they have to be the right size.
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That's why we call it a casting.
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Okay, girls,
you will be this year's Hoops!
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-(ALL CLAPPING)
-(DENA LAUGHS)
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You made it!
And girls, everybody remembers
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-to be considerate of your classmates?
-ARCH: Go ahead, girls. Yeah.
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We have to go on. We gotta go on.
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-You got it?
-Yeah!
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-Wow.
-We're in the same cast.
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-MALE VOICE: Cool
-GABBIE: I got in!
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I ended up being a Hoop.
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(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
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ELLA: In my mind,I knew I was not going to get Hoops,
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because I was probably too short
and there was a lot of girls
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who were in like Girls V and that's like
the prime time to audition for Hoops.
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I was like it's okay if I don't haveHoops, I can still audition for Polis.
343
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But at the same time,
I don't know if I'm going to get a role
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and so it's stressful.
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DENA: Just come to the end of the barre.
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ARCH: Hi, girls.
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OLIVIA:
My dad always says don't be really cocky,
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just focus on the way you want to look,
the way you... you put yourself out.
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So move over so that everybody can fit.
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KELLY: When we were getting readytoday she said,
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"Oh, I'm pretty nervous."
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Any experience like this I try to remind
her to be in the moment,
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really enjoy it,
the process itself is really fun
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and exciting but it's nerve-racking
for sure.
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-Sophia.
-Sophia.
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-(MUSIC PLAYING)
-DENA: Polichinelles is a coveted role.
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The dancing is very challenging.
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And they have to all fitunder the skirt. At once.
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And not get stepped on by Mother Ginger.
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-And sauté and step, glissade.
-(MUSIC PLAYNG)
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DENA: So, why don't you girls
go all the way over there? Next six?
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So let's do our échappé step.
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And échappé and change and change.
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Up down, up down.
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ARCH: This is, both yes on the right,
all three on the right. Yes.
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DENA: Échappé and change and change,
and up, down, up.
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Okay.
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-DENA: This one?
-ARCH: Yeah.
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I'm just going to call them out.
Can I just have Charlotte
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and Sophia TH come forward?
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Girls, we need, um, we need you
for Party scene.
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Okay, so why don't you just take
a break now
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and come back for Party scene
rehearsal, okay?
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You guys did great, but we really
need you for that, okay?
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00:21:22,149 --> 00:21:23,779
-Thanks.
-ARCH: Good, girls, we'll see you later.
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(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
377
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Party scene's gonna
go to like 4:30,
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so you got to take a proper lunch
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because it's going to be a long day.
(CHUCKLES)
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00:21:33,501 --> 00:21:34,441
Okay.
381
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I'm kind of upset
'cause I really wanted Polis.
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(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
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DENA: Okay, so you girls
you did a great job today,
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but we can't use you for this this year.
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Thanks, girls,
you can follow Sherell out.
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ARCH:
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DENA:
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DENA: Girls, congratulations,
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you are going to be
this year's Polichinelles.
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I feel really blessed to be able
to get a role.
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DENA: And Josephine and Ella!
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ELLA: Luckily, I got into Polisand I'm very grateful
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that I've been really lucky
with Nutcracker.
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I've gotten to do the parts
I really wanted to do.
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-GIRL: Thank you, Ms. Abergel.
-You're welcome, girls.
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-ARCH: Congratulations.
-Congratulations, you did a great job.
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(INDISTINCT CHATTER, CLAPPING)
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KELLY: She was told to come back,that was a little unsettling,
399
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because it means
she's not being cast in the role
400
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that she really thought
she was trying out for, Poli.
401
00:22:50,622 --> 00:22:51,852
-Yeah.
-Are you in the Party scene?
402
00:22:56,716 --> 00:22:57,586
Really?
403
00:23:03,507 --> 00:23:06,547
FEMALE VOICE: So we're about
to get started, who's nervous?
404
00:23:07,761 --> 00:23:09,311
Who's also excited though?
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ALL: Yes. Yeah.
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KAI: It's more in my tummywhen I feel anxious.
407
00:23:12,933 --> 00:23:15,313
I feel like my body is like kind
of tense.
408
00:23:15,514 --> 00:23:18,814
The first year I auditionedfor Party scene,
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I was eliminated, like, the last people
410
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and I was really sad, like, I cried a lot.
411
00:23:29,033 --> 00:23:31,793
KAI: This year I'm probably too tall,I'm still hoping
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that I would get in but I'm not
expecting anything.
413
00:23:35,789 --> 00:23:38,539
Yeah, there is kind of a sense
of nervousness.
414
00:23:38,758 --> 00:23:43,088
But I will be happy
with myself no matter what, pretty much.
415
00:23:44,798 --> 00:23:47,798
DENA: The Party scene has lotsof skipping and jumping
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and just being childlike.
417
00:23:50,137 --> 00:23:52,677
We're looking for something
we never see in class,
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we're looking for acting.
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DENA: Ready? Go!
420
00:23:58,522 --> 00:24:00,862
-That's Sophia.
-ARCH: That's Sophia.
421
00:24:01,468 --> 00:24:02,538
(CHUCKLES) Okay.
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DENA: Next, get ready, and...
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DENA:
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-ARCH:
-DENA:
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ARCH:
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-Next.
-KAI: Party scene,
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the kids who do itfor the first time,
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I think the reason that they're picked
is because they are good performers.
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00:24:24,346 --> 00:24:26,116
-ARCH: No, no.
-DENA: Okay.
430
00:24:26,298 --> 00:24:29,508
Okay girls, thank you,
okay let's stop for a second.
431
00:24:29,635 --> 00:24:30,835
You did a really good job today
432
00:24:30,980 --> 00:24:33,070
but we can't use you
in this role this year.
433
00:24:33,205 --> 00:24:34,325
ARCH: Good job today.
434
00:24:35,182 --> 00:24:36,062
DENA: Okay.
435
00:24:36,809 --> 00:24:39,059
We still have too many peoplein the room, as you can see,
436
00:24:39,213 --> 00:24:40,383
for the Party scene.
437
00:24:41,355 --> 00:24:43,765
KELLY: You're waitingwith all your fellow moms,
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everyone is equally stressed out,
439
00:24:46,026 --> 00:24:47,896
because they want their childrento be happy.
440
00:24:48,612 --> 00:24:51,122
It is a little bit
of a rollercoaster ride.
441
00:25:17,516 --> 00:25:19,306
Okay, you guys can go sit down.
442
00:25:19,571 --> 00:25:23,771
Um... We need to do a little paperwork
so it's going to take a... a few minutes,
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00:25:23,897 --> 00:25:24,897
so just relax.
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00:25:25,649 --> 00:25:27,069
ARCH:
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DENA:
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Brandon, come here.
447
00:25:47,171 --> 00:25:50,171
Let's have Sophia stand
in front of Kai.
448
00:25:51,050 --> 00:25:53,300
Brandon, can you stand
in front of Sophia?
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ARCH: Yeah.
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DENA:
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00:26:00,146 --> 00:26:02,636
-ARCH: Yeah.
-Okay, so everybody whose name
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we haven't called,
unfortunately, we don't have space for you
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00:26:06,023 --> 00:26:07,443
in the Party scene this year.
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00:26:07,691 --> 00:26:10,901
And we thank you very much
for, um, coming today.
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00:26:12,265 --> 00:26:15,415
ARCH: Okay, really good.
Great job all of you.
456
00:26:15,616 --> 00:26:19,306
Okay, congratulations,
you guys are in the Party scene...
457
00:26:19,404 --> 00:26:20,854
(ALL CHEERING, SCREAMING)
458
00:26:21,017 --> 00:26:23,327
DENA: Let's move over
to the middle of the room.
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00:26:23,425 --> 00:26:24,395
ARCH: Everyone... this way, okay.
460
00:26:24,492 --> 00:26:27,502
DENA: When I'm thinking aboutwho the next Prince and Marie will be,
461
00:26:27,586 --> 00:26:31,336
which I pretty much start thinking about
the minute The Nutcracker is over.
462
00:26:32,049 --> 00:26:37,099
Casting the leads is a huge burden.Making those final choices is not easy.
463
00:26:37,179 --> 00:26:40,019
So much of it ishow the kids go together.
464
00:26:40,099 --> 00:26:43,189
Here are Prince and Marie's of the 2019.
465
00:26:43,362 --> 00:26:49,662
(ALL CHEERING, CLAPPING)
466
00:27:00,900 --> 00:27:01,950
I know, it's okay.
467
00:27:05,927 --> 00:27:09,407
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
468
00:27:09,878 --> 00:27:10,878
GIRL: Mommy!
469
00:27:11,432 --> 00:27:13,662
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
470
00:27:14,133 --> 00:27:16,063
Can we go out for candy
like a tradition?
471
00:27:16,137 --> 00:27:18,317
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
472
00:27:18,429 --> 00:27:19,559
KELLY:
473
00:27:21,509 --> 00:27:26,159
-(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
-(LAUGHTER)
474
00:27:31,275 --> 00:27:33,445
-You're crying.
-I know.
475
00:27:35,237 --> 00:27:38,697
I'm sort of, like, processing.
476
00:27:38,866 --> 00:27:41,866
I'm really excited
I'm kind of like, shocked,
477
00:27:41,952 --> 00:27:44,832
but, like, it's going to be really fun.
478
00:28:17,905 --> 00:28:20,725
DOMINIKA: We pick up our shoesevery Thursday.
479
00:28:21,617 --> 00:28:24,197
Once a week and we usuallyorder two pairs.
480
00:28:26,872 --> 00:28:29,282
That's my pile of dead pointe shoes.
481
00:28:30,300 --> 00:28:33,400
I could go through around
three pairs a week,
482
00:28:33,553 --> 00:28:37,183
but my parents are not letting me
get more than one. (CHUCKLES)
483
00:28:37,341 --> 00:28:41,041
Back home I would have to pay 100 dollarsfor a pair of pointe shoes.
484
00:28:41,511 --> 00:28:44,221
Luckily here they're only 49 dollars.
485
00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:45,890
KAY: Go down, go up.
486
00:28:46,225 --> 00:28:47,935
Yeah, a little bit slow going down.
487
00:28:48,018 --> 00:28:50,728
DOMINIKA: The amount of classes we have,they're all en pointe.
488
00:28:50,812 --> 00:28:52,812
They just run through pointe shoesvery fast.
489
00:28:52,981 --> 00:28:54,981
-Oh, my gosh, Taela.
-I know!
490
00:28:55,067 --> 00:28:56,937
You wore those today
and I was like...
491
00:28:57,194 --> 00:29:01,704
TAELA: I try to, like,make one pair last as long as possible.
492
00:29:01,782 --> 00:29:04,122
I've been doing double strap of elastics,
493
00:29:04,952 --> 00:29:07,452
it helps my ankle and it givesmore support.
494
00:29:07,579 --> 00:29:10,619
Every single time we get a new pair
of pointe shoes,
495
00:29:10,782 --> 00:29:14,062
I sew ribbons and elastic on,
which make them stronger.
496
00:29:15,045 --> 00:29:18,415
RUBY: I glue the shank,the bottom of it where you rest your feet
497
00:29:18,507 --> 00:29:21,467
so that when you go up on to pointe,
there's support there.
498
00:29:22,010 --> 00:29:24,100
And then this is something that I just
started doing,
499
00:29:24,179 --> 00:29:26,219
I've cut down the sides
and sewn them together.
500
00:29:27,115 --> 00:29:30,385
There's just too much fabric,
so it makes my arch show more.
501
00:29:31,103 --> 00:29:34,563
Because of the financial supportthat SAB gives my family,
502
00:29:34,648 --> 00:29:37,528
I'm able to get two pairsof pointe shoes a week
503
00:29:37,659 --> 00:29:39,239
and it's helped my pointe work
504
00:29:39,403 --> 00:29:42,243
because I'm not compensatingfor dead shoes.
505
00:29:43,282 --> 00:29:45,062
FEMALE VOICE:
How are your pointe shoes, did you get?
506
00:29:45,284 --> 00:29:46,544
They hurt a lot today.
507
00:29:46,785 --> 00:29:48,835
Suzie told me
that she might find a pair for me,
508
00:29:48,937 --> 00:29:50,877
-she was like, what's your size?
-SAM: Wait what's wrong?
509
00:29:51,058 --> 00:29:53,578
Well apparently, they have
a pointe shoe shortage
510
00:29:53,667 --> 00:29:56,917
and I'm not going to get shoes
for another like two or three weeks.
511
00:29:57,170 --> 00:30:01,170
'Cause we can't dance on them
once they're like soft and dead.
512
00:30:01,925 --> 00:30:05,085
SAM: I just love living with my friendsbecause I'm always with them,
513
00:30:05,220 --> 00:30:09,020
which is sometimes a little annoying,
but most of the time, like, I love that.
514
00:30:09,235 --> 00:30:11,885
-(GIGGLING)
-SAM: We might have classes together.
515
00:30:13,443 --> 00:30:14,523
That'd be so much fun.
516
00:30:14,896 --> 00:30:17,646
I try to make friendswith as many people as I can,
517
00:30:17,733 --> 00:30:19,613
'cause it's just so importantin the dance world
518
00:30:19,818 --> 00:30:22,948
to have like a good positive reputation
because it's so small.
519
00:30:23,113 --> 00:30:26,623
It's not always about competitionit's also being supportive
520
00:30:26,783 --> 00:30:27,663
of your friends.
521
00:30:27,784 --> 00:30:28,664
Sit over here!
522
00:30:29,328 --> 00:30:32,328
A girl in my TA class gave me
a chocolate rose today,
523
00:30:32,414 --> 00:30:33,554
it was so sweet.
524
00:30:33,962 --> 00:30:36,792
I have like the perfect aged girls,
they're nine and my little sister is nine,
525
00:30:36,877 --> 00:30:39,917
so like it's, they're just perfect.
There's this little girl, Sasha,
526
00:30:40,005 --> 00:30:41,875
who always says hi to me
in the cafeteria,
527
00:30:41,965 --> 00:30:43,415
'cause she normally comes down
after class.
528
00:30:43,517 --> 00:30:44,677
She's the cutest little thing.
529
00:30:44,785 --> 00:30:47,695
I love them all, I love my TA class
this year. They're all so cute!
530
00:30:48,211 --> 00:30:49,661
Girls let's get in line, Girls II B.
531
00:30:49,884 --> 00:30:51,244
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
532
00:30:51,391 --> 00:30:53,561
RUBY: I TA Girls II class.
533
00:30:55,854 --> 00:30:58,024
Check in, I was like,"All the girls in blue,
534
00:30:58,107 --> 00:31:00,187
where are all the girls in blue?"
I'm like "Girls II, Girls II.
535
00:31:00,260 --> 00:31:02,070
"Okay there's another blue one,
check their name."
536
00:31:03,570 --> 00:31:04,820
FEMALE VOICE: Onzu reach your arm,
537
00:31:05,530 --> 00:31:08,080
make them soft and...
538
00:31:08,158 --> 00:31:10,868
RUBY: I go in and I tell themto point their feet
539
00:31:10,952 --> 00:31:12,162
and turn out their legs.
540
00:31:19,711 --> 00:31:23,091
I am in level D,it is the highest level at SAB.
541
00:31:28,595 --> 00:31:29,675
Hi, girls!
542
00:31:29,763 --> 00:31:31,063
ZOE:
543
00:31:33,517 --> 00:31:36,597
This is a treat for me today
to teach you all.
544
00:31:37,002 --> 00:31:40,222
We have Sterling Hyltin
for today's class
545
00:31:41,142 --> 00:31:43,652
and she is a principal
with New York City Ballet.
546
00:31:43,902 --> 00:31:46,532
We've had her class beforeand I just love it.
547
00:31:46,613 --> 00:31:48,953
It's just so musical,and just the steps
548
00:31:49,157 --> 00:31:51,487
and they just make you feel like,just like dancing,
549
00:31:51,576 --> 00:31:52,786
it's just like a stage.
550
00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:56,080
STERLING: Part of the magic is telling
people how to hear the music.
551
00:31:56,439 --> 00:31:58,779
So, you have to tell them
what you want them
552
00:31:58,875 --> 00:32:00,665
to concentrate on in your movement.
553
00:32:01,503 --> 00:32:05,303
RUBY: I've lived in Seattle my whole lifeuntil I moved to New York.
554
00:32:05,799 --> 00:32:09,299
New York seemed like such a mystical
place, I was like "Oh my goodness",
555
00:32:09,386 --> 00:32:10,466
it seems like another world.
556
00:32:11,329 --> 00:32:12,749
STERLING: All right, really sharp.
557
00:32:13,265 --> 00:32:16,135
Arrive and close...
558
00:32:17,144 --> 00:32:19,604
and out, close.
559
00:32:19,688 --> 00:32:24,438
RUBY: I always try to have a goal beto enjoy or to keep improving.
560
00:32:24,526 --> 00:32:27,776
But in the back of my mind,
my dream was always New York City Ballet.
561
00:32:28,071 --> 00:32:30,781
But then when I came to SAB,and I saw all the talent,
562
00:32:30,866 --> 00:32:34,916
I was inspired but also I realized,if I want to do what I've...
563
00:32:35,042 --> 00:32:37,002
wanted to do, I need to get serious.
564
00:32:39,040 --> 00:32:41,000
I'll go down and get snack
in like five minutes.
565
00:32:41,084 --> 00:32:44,214
I live in the dormsof the School of American Ballet,
566
00:32:44,296 --> 00:32:45,796
up on the 16th floor.
567
00:32:45,881 --> 00:32:47,631
-Tanner, you want to check in?
-Yes, please.
568
00:32:47,716 --> 00:32:51,216
I am a CDA,
a Community Development Assistant.
569
00:32:54,389 --> 00:32:55,269
How many?
570
00:32:55,415 --> 00:32:58,215
Um... One, two, three, four, only five.
571
00:32:58,518 --> 00:33:01,348
I work the desk,I talk about student concerns,
572
00:33:01,438 --> 00:33:03,208
we have meetings once a week.
573
00:33:03,411 --> 00:33:05,551
-Everybody!
-(ALL CLAPPING, CHEERING)
574
00:33:05,942 --> 00:33:08,402
SAM: All right, we're going to play
Zip Zap Zop.
575
00:33:08,487 --> 00:33:12,157
You have to make eye contact
with the person that you're zipping.
576
00:33:12,290 --> 00:33:14,540
Yeah. (CHUCKLES) All right, ready?
577
00:33:15,660 --> 00:33:17,120
-Zip.
-SAM: Zap.
578
00:33:17,204 --> 00:33:18,294
Zop.
579
00:33:18,396 --> 00:33:20,976
-FEMALE VOICE: Then you have to go.
-RUBY: It's my job to help new students
580
00:33:21,166 --> 00:33:22,666
who are coming in feel like home.
581
00:33:22,751 --> 00:33:24,101
Zip! Zap! Oh...
582
00:33:24,878 --> 00:33:26,208
-Zop?
-Yeah.
583
00:33:26,357 --> 00:33:27,197
(ALL LAUGH)
584
00:33:27,506 --> 00:33:28,626
Zip!
585
00:33:29,132 --> 00:33:31,472
ELIAS: I was a little bit worriedabout the friends I would make
586
00:33:31,551 --> 00:33:33,931
at the beginning of the year,
'cause I had never been surrounded
587
00:33:34,059 --> 00:33:37,639
by only dancers and I was worried
about like the competition stuff,
588
00:33:37,807 --> 00:33:41,017
but, as you've seen, the friends I've madeare some of my best friends
589
00:33:41,102 --> 00:33:44,022
that I've ever hadand I love them so much.
590
00:33:44,231 --> 00:33:45,271
Zip.
591
00:33:45,493 --> 00:33:48,543
(ALL LAUGH)
592
00:33:48,860 --> 00:33:50,150
Two winners.
593
00:33:50,468 --> 00:33:53,498
Can we just give our CDA's
a round of applause.
594
00:33:53,598 --> 00:33:54,978
(ALL CLAPPING, CHEERING)
595
00:33:55,075 --> 00:33:56,695
EUNICE: Give it up, give it up.
596
00:33:57,285 --> 00:33:59,745
All right, y'all,
who's ready for some ice cream?
597
00:34:00,107 --> 00:34:03,277
(ALL CHEERING)
598
00:34:04,176 --> 00:34:07,716
-(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
-(LAUGHTER)
599
00:34:07,796 --> 00:34:10,626
I didn't think I grew
but I think Sam did too.
600
00:34:10,935 --> 00:34:17,355
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
601
00:34:38,326 --> 00:34:40,176
Are you going to do my hair
like for the angels?
602
00:34:40,318 --> 00:34:42,648
Well, do you want to Google it?
603
00:34:43,478 --> 00:34:46,058
AVA: Since I'm in Girls IIthis is the first year
604
00:34:46,167 --> 00:34:48,087
I can actually auditionfor The Nutcracker.
605
00:34:48,253 --> 00:34:50,883
Oh, here we go.
This looks like a bun.
606
00:34:51,047 --> 00:34:52,967
You're getting tall, that's the problem.
607
00:34:53,937 --> 00:34:55,397
And I'm not... and I'm not growing.
608
00:34:55,520 --> 00:34:58,430
It's very nerve-racking, the audition,
609
00:34:58,888 --> 00:35:01,218
because I really... I want to get in.
610
00:35:01,349 --> 00:35:02,609
Should we do the flower thing?
611
00:35:03,476 --> 00:35:04,596
BIANCA: Yeah.
612
00:35:04,686 --> 00:35:05,766
...doesn't fall out.
613
00:35:10,369 --> 00:35:12,059
(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
614
00:35:17,175 --> 00:35:18,655
(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
615
00:35:26,291 --> 00:35:27,421
ISABELA:
616
00:35:28,752 --> 00:35:32,632
LUIS:
617
00:35:35,467 --> 00:35:38,137
(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
618
00:35:44,076 --> 00:35:46,816
(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
619
00:35:51,441 --> 00:35:53,531
LUIS:
620
00:35:58,698 --> 00:35:59,618
Okay.
621
00:36:01,117 --> 00:36:02,237
-I love you.
-Come on.
622
00:36:06,831 --> 00:36:10,241
ANGELICA:
623
00:36:14,814 --> 00:36:16,254
BIANCA: Thank you, Daddy, for the ride.
624
00:36:16,351 --> 00:36:17,841
-AVA'S DAD: Oh, of course.
-AVA: Thanks, Dad.
625
00:36:19,443 --> 00:36:20,563
We're gonna be on time.
626
00:36:30,146 --> 00:36:31,896
-Come on, Mom, come on!
-BIANCA: I'm coming!
627
00:36:31,981 --> 00:36:32,941
Bye!
628
00:36:33,024 --> 00:36:34,074
(SCREAMS) Okay.
629
00:36:34,150 --> 00:36:35,080
-Bye guys!
-Bye.
630
00:36:35,160 --> 00:36:36,240
BIANCA: Bye, guys. Love you.
631
00:36:40,064 --> 00:36:42,984
-It's 10:45... Okay.
-(AVA LAUGHS)
632
00:36:44,127 --> 00:36:46,167
-BIANCA: We can make it.
-AVA: We can make it.
633
00:36:48,581 --> 00:36:49,461
Thanks very much.
634
00:36:49,541 --> 00:36:51,621
FEMALE VOICE: All right, if you're here
for the Angels casting,
635
00:36:51,707 --> 00:36:53,957
students, please line up outside.
636
00:36:57,492 --> 00:36:59,452
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
637
00:37:01,755 --> 00:37:03,135
GIRL: ...door's closing!
638
00:37:04,264 --> 00:37:07,894
DENA: Now Angels live where? Yes.
639
00:37:07,976 --> 00:37:11,096
-In the heavens and they float around.
-The heavens,
640
00:37:11,187 --> 00:37:13,227
in the heavens
and they float around.
641
00:37:13,314 --> 00:37:14,654
So, no angry Angels.
642
00:37:14,726 --> 00:37:16,026
(ALL LAUGH)
643
00:37:17,026 --> 00:37:21,066
DENA: In The Nutcracker you havevery young children, ages eight or nine,
644
00:37:21,156 --> 00:37:24,986
doing the role of the Angels,which requires very little technique
645
00:37:25,076 --> 00:37:27,666
Glide one foot
in front of the other like this.
646
00:37:27,756 --> 00:37:31,326
One, two... It's like you have ice skates.
647
00:37:31,499 --> 00:37:32,579
-ARCH: Ice skates, yeah.
-DENA: Right?
648
00:37:32,676 --> 00:37:33,886
So you have that feeling of gliding.
649
00:37:34,011 --> 00:37:36,131
So you don't need to be ableto do a first position, even.
650
00:37:36,212 --> 00:37:37,692
But you need to be able to count music.
651
00:37:38,590 --> 00:37:39,720
Go ahead...
652
00:37:41,551 --> 00:37:42,451
-chin up.
ARCH: Bend those knees
653
00:37:42,552 --> 00:37:44,202
so you're gliding, Onzu.
654
00:37:44,512 --> 00:37:46,072
Bend, bend those knees.
655
00:37:46,848 --> 00:37:51,098
Doesn't look happy.
Nice happy expression yeah?
656
00:37:51,227 --> 00:37:53,937
AVA: To audition it was very stressful,
657
00:37:55,231 --> 00:37:58,781
but one of my friendshas already been an Angel
658
00:37:59,235 --> 00:38:02,475
so she told me
that there's a shuffling step
659
00:38:02,605 --> 00:38:07,035
that I really need to practice
and to also smile and count.
660
00:38:07,118 --> 00:38:10,288
-Smaller steps, Ava.
-This is the one with the flexible feet.
661
00:38:10,371 --> 00:38:11,711
DENA: She's really tall.
662
00:38:13,208 --> 00:38:16,668
Arms up, Isabela!
Arms higher, lift them.
663
00:38:16,778 --> 00:38:19,158
You're like gliding on clouds.
664
00:38:20,548 --> 00:38:23,378
But if you focus a lot and concentrate,
665
00:38:23,468 --> 00:38:24,678
it was not hard.
666
00:38:25,595 --> 00:38:26,885
DENA: Okay. Thanks, Arcoti.
667
00:38:27,055 --> 00:38:28,675
-Count all your yeses.
-ARCH: Yeah.
668
00:38:29,432 --> 00:38:31,732
Ten, 11, 12, that's one cast.
669
00:38:31,810 --> 00:38:34,190
DENA: Any you have in maybe I have in yes?
670
00:38:34,312 --> 00:38:35,652
Keep, yeah, yeah.
671
00:38:37,273 --> 00:38:38,983
AVA: There was, like, a lot of us.
672
00:38:39,108 --> 00:38:40,438
Wait, wait, so that's not on this list.
673
00:38:40,527 --> 00:38:43,027
And only 24 kids get the part.
674
00:38:45,031 --> 00:38:47,621
So this line of girls come with us.
675
00:38:49,970 --> 00:38:53,660
We don't have something for you this year,
but please try again next year. Okay?
676
00:38:53,751 --> 00:38:56,331
You did really well.
Thank you, you guys did really well.
677
00:38:56,751 --> 00:38:58,591
Okay? Okay.
678
00:38:59,907 --> 00:39:02,817
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
679
00:39:03,458 --> 00:39:05,658
She's still in there,
I'm sure she's like,
680
00:39:05,837 --> 00:39:09,717
-what's happening, you know?
-DENA: Ava, Melinda, Arielle,
681
00:39:09,931 --> 00:39:12,851
Yasmina, Isabela,
682
00:39:12,934 --> 00:39:16,944
Elise, Charlotte, Vivians, and Chloe.
683
00:39:17,021 --> 00:39:20,021
You guys yeah, get into height order
and just spread out a little bit.
684
00:39:22,694 --> 00:39:23,634
What do you think?
685
00:39:24,863 --> 00:39:26,423
That's good, that's great.
686
00:39:26,941 --> 00:39:29,481
DENA: Girls, as you can see,
this was very difficult,
687
00:39:29,617 --> 00:39:31,737
because we have so many girls
who could do it,
688
00:39:31,828 --> 00:39:35,368
but you guys are gonna be Angels
for this year's Nutcracker.
689
00:39:35,498 --> 00:39:37,578
This is a wonderful opportunity
for you girls...
690
00:39:37,660 --> 00:39:39,100
-ARCH: Congratulations.
-DENA: ...to perform
691
00:39:39,179 --> 00:39:40,549
with the New York City Ballet.
692
00:39:41,807 --> 00:39:42,977
(GIRLS GIGGLING)
693
00:39:46,801 --> 00:39:49,511
Oh, my God! Congratulations, sweetie!
694
00:39:50,889 --> 00:39:52,809
You got it! Wow!
695
00:39:52,960 --> 00:39:55,490
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
696
00:40:07,530 --> 00:40:09,780
(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
697
00:40:11,743 --> 00:40:13,373
(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
698
00:40:14,590 --> 00:40:15,990
(LAUGHING)
699
00:40:16,372 --> 00:40:18,292
(SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
700
00:40:18,875 --> 00:40:20,305
ANGELICA:
701
00:40:20,457 --> 00:40:21,527
Uh-huh.
702
00:40:21,628 --> 00:40:22,998
ANGELICA: Wow!
703
00:41:04,170 --> 00:41:07,260
SAM: It's pretty normalto repeat levels at SAB.
704
00:41:07,340 --> 00:41:10,760
You usually just move uponce the teachers feel like
705
00:41:10,843 --> 00:41:12,473
you have a lot of the things
that they think
706
00:41:12,576 --> 00:41:14,636
you'll need in, like, the next level.
707
00:41:15,473 --> 00:41:17,733
ALLEN: I know it was somewhatdisappointing for him,
708
00:41:17,850 --> 00:41:19,740
knowing he was gonna repeat Intermediate.
709
00:41:20,061 --> 00:41:23,481
But I also think that that put him
in a different mindset over the summer.
710
00:41:23,606 --> 00:41:26,566
The way he came back
and really, like, channeled that...
711
00:41:26,693 --> 00:41:29,323
-towards his technique.
-It's a big step up.
712
00:41:29,654 --> 00:41:31,164
ALLEN: He takes it seriously.
713
00:41:34,617 --> 00:41:36,327
-Hi Sam.
-SAM: Hi.
714
00:41:36,461 --> 00:41:38,691
-How you doing?
-SAM: Good.
715
00:41:39,122 --> 00:41:40,122
Good.
716
00:41:41,332 --> 00:41:44,752
ALLEN: So, you had mentioned wanting
to take the extra advanced class.
717
00:41:44,836 --> 00:41:49,126
We've noticed a lot of great change
and you're working very well.
718
00:41:49,257 --> 00:41:51,657
I saw you in class the other day too
and just the way you were standing,
719
00:41:51,758 --> 00:41:54,258
already looked really sorted out.
720
00:41:54,512 --> 00:41:57,222
I was glad to see that you came back
from the summer looking like
721
00:41:57,306 --> 00:41:59,886
you had applied everything
that we told you to think about.
722
00:41:59,976 --> 00:42:03,556
What I noticed is at barre,
the placement is very good.
723
00:42:03,646 --> 00:42:06,186
So I think starting tomorrow
you'll be in advanced class.
724
00:42:06,277 --> 00:42:07,417
-Okay.
-ARCH: It's going to be
725
00:42:07,567 --> 00:42:08,687
a little bit more intense
726
00:42:08,776 --> 00:42:10,816
so make sure
you take all those great things
727
00:42:10,903 --> 00:42:13,493
that you've been working on
and put 'em in there.
728
00:42:13,573 --> 00:42:14,743
-Congratulations.
-Thank you.
729
00:42:14,820 --> 00:42:15,960
Now you've gotta work even harder.
730
00:42:16,159 --> 00:42:18,119
-You happy?
-Yes. Very happy.
731
00:42:18,277 --> 00:42:20,027
-ARCH: Congratulations.
-SAM: Thank you.
732
00:42:20,121 --> 00:42:21,251
It's gonna be a good year.
733
00:42:21,330 --> 00:42:22,790
-SAM: Yeah.
-Yeah.
734
00:42:22,926 --> 00:42:23,966
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
735
00:42:24,150 --> 00:42:26,400
-SAM: I just got moved up.
-(GASPS) You did?
736
00:42:26,502 --> 00:42:27,712
-Yeah.
-Congrats!
737
00:42:27,795 --> 00:42:29,795
SAM:
I got moved up from Intermediate Men's
738
00:42:29,881 --> 00:42:32,091
into Advanced Men's starting tomorrow.
739
00:42:32,175 --> 00:42:34,425
-I'm so happy.
-Thank God.
740
00:42:34,510 --> 00:42:36,470
-I know.
-Well, I'm not surprised.
741
00:42:36,554 --> 00:42:38,514
Hold you back to move you up.
742
00:42:40,183 --> 00:42:42,773
-It's all good now!
-FEMALE VOICE: Everyone called it.
743
00:42:45,104 --> 00:42:47,074
-Partnering again tomorrow!
-I know.
744
00:42:48,232 --> 00:42:49,862
They can't repeat me again.
745
00:42:50,568 --> 00:42:52,148
I've already done that once.
746
00:42:55,239 --> 00:42:57,489
ALLEN: They all have the same goal.
747
00:42:59,023 --> 00:43:01,583
To have a career in dance,
748
00:43:02,455 --> 00:43:05,205
whether it happens or not,
it's still hard to say.
749
00:43:05,341 --> 00:43:07,301
FEMALE VOICE: One, two, three, four, five.
750
00:43:07,376 --> 00:43:08,916
One, two, three, four, five.
751
00:43:09,170 --> 00:43:11,810
ALLEN: Potential is a word thatwe like to use
752
00:43:11,935 --> 00:43:13,475
because there is no crystal ball.
753
00:43:14,467 --> 00:43:18,097
There's still time between now and 18
754
00:43:18,179 --> 00:43:21,139
where they will be auditioningto New York City Ballet.
755
00:43:21,682 --> 00:43:23,982
Before that, anything can happen.
756
00:43:25,186 --> 00:43:26,556
There is no guarantees.
757
00:43:30,452 --> 00:43:32,602
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