Show Choir Tryouts

Last week were the voice auditions for next years' show choir groups. It is so extremely nerve racking to go in, knowing that is your formal audition for making a group next year, and sing your best in front of the two directors. You walk in to the tiny practice room in the choir hallway and the directors are just there staring at you, ready to judge you. It's hard to sing and concentrate on that when they are sitting there writing stuff down while you are singing your song. You don't know whether it is good stuff or bad stuff, but you do know that it is all about you and whether you are going to be in the group you want to be in or not. We lined up in the hall outside the tryout room, and one by one you saw people go in and do their tryout. Some came out really happy and proud of how their tryout had just gone, but on the other hand, some come out saying how they were so nervous that they definitely did not sing their best. All you are thinking about is how your turn is creeping closer and closer. Also, you are thinking about how this is your only chance to prove yourself and how it's now or never. It is so stressful. Even though show choir is so rewarding to be in, the process to get into it is really scary. It is a way to kind of live up to your fears of going for something you want and only having that one opportunity and it takes guts. 

Next week are the dance tryouts and I'm pretty nervous for that. Dancing is definitely not my strong point and it's even worse that instead of auditioning in front of two people, you are in front of four. The Happiness choreographer is one of those four. Scaaarrrry! The dances are always super fast and it's hard to get it all down before your group is called and you have to go perform it. There is so much to think about when you are performing it for them, because they want you to do the dance and have your facials turned on. It's so much to concentrate on! It's insane and extremely stressful.