In The Dark ~ Bianca

[Lilly Morgan]

Lilly practiced alone in the gym on the afternoons that she noticed it wasn't being used. She thought it was the best place she could find since her current house had the furniture all over the place and she had no place left to practice but outside. Instead of the whole leotard and pointe shoes get up she usually wore when she practiced, she wore more casual dance clothes in case someone saw her. That way she could claim she was just passing through. She was alone in the gym, so she just hoped no one would notice at all, or interrupt. If they did, well, at least they'd either leave or it'd be an interesting conversation. She kept the lights off so that it would appear empty.

Lilly stretched in the silence while she looked around and spotted a radio in the corner. It was small and she brought no music with her, so she just played the first song on it. She lowered the volume when the music blasted out loudly, looking around to see if anyone heard. When she felt sure no one had, she got to work. She practiced all of her turns and jumps, worked on her extensions and footwork. She even took the time to work on floorwork and acrobatics because she hadn't been interrupted.

When a new song came on, one she didn't recognize, she decided it was the best time for her to start improvising. She could understand the beat of the song, even though it was a lot more modern than she was used to. She didn't look around the room as she moved. She just focused on dancing, breaking out every move she knew from every dance she'd studied. Her father couldn't afford entry fees to dance studios nearby. Only those that were super far away were in her budget and he couldn't drive her there every day. As much as she loved a good physical challenge, two miles to and fro' walking was not possible for her. It was not even worth trying. Stealing the gym when it was empty was her only chance of practicing for now, not that she was upset about that.

Lilly realized she could ask to join the dance team but considering how nervous she was about asking and how she didn't know what style of dance they danced, she was sure it was long shot. She couldn't walk in blind and refused to be made a fool of when it comes to dance. Lilly did a front aerial
and landed on her knees when the song ended. Panting hard, she walked to turn off the radio and finally decided she was done for the day since it'd been her first time dancing since she moved.

[bi]

Bianca had arrived in the gym a few moments after the chick had begun dancing, and instead of coming out of the shadows she hid behind the bleachers. Her eyes watched ever so closely as she spun around and danced, not the usual dance that Bianca danced. As she thought more she seemed like a tiny dancer, perhaps a ballerina was what they were called. Either way she watched very closely as she danced, taking in every move and every turn. She watched for mistakes, she watched for careless movements..

As the girl finished dancing and moved to turn of the boombox Bee finally spoke, "Leave it on" She had used that same boom box so often that she knew a very gentle song came on next, one that a Ballerina could master easily. Moving towards the girl she spoke softly, arms crossed over her chest, "Next song, show me what you got!" She nodded her head at the girl as she walked past and to the boombox, turning it up louder so that only the music could be heard.. only the music would be felt.

Nodding to the girl as the song came on she waited for her to begin, she was not one of the worst dancers around. In fact, Bianca would definitely need her qualities of dance if they wished to switch up the dances a bit. They had already mastered so much, and what would look better than using some of the moves of a ballerina?

[Lilly Morgan]

Lilly's breath hitched as she realized she'd been being watch. She didn't touch the small stereo, just looked at the girl who walked in. She just nodded, agreeing to dance even though she didn't have a reason. Exhausted, the brunette disregarded the fact that she didn't even know who this girl is or why she wanted to see her dance. Lilly would do her best, maybe the girl was a dancer too. She knew from her classes that some dancers watch others to either get better or check out competition. Regardless, the niner wasn't one to show off, but she was one for a challenge. Showing this girl what she can do, it was a challenge she would accept.

The volume of the music went up, it was a song she recognized but didn't fully know. The brunette nodded to the girl when she got farther away to have space to dance. She got her head in the game in seconds, with the same mindset she put herself in for competitions. Pretend no one's there, keep your mind only on the music. She thought about every correction she'd ever gotten. She fixed as much as she could. Though it took a toll on her performance. She had flaws when it came to performing, she was less calm and it wasn't as effortless as it could have been. Her moves were graceful individually, but in general she couldn't shape sounds like she wanted to. That was her goal, but for now she had to work on her technique. Her only gift was flexibility just because she started at a young age. Also her biggest problem was once personality in performance, something she hoped she could improve in now that she had to train on her own. A problem that persisted was fusing a style out of the dances she knows, she needed more stylistic moves and original combinations, which is why she tried to avoid showing her flaws now.

As the song started, Lilly took a deep breath. She moved calmly as she tried to calculate the song. She showed off her extensions, recognizing the song as calm and somewhat bittersweet. It was more about moving on or something as far as she could interpret it. She hit the drum's first beat with a leap, landing on her knee. She didn't let the dance look too proper, because she knew from her own experience that that is where a person could most notice where a person needs improvement. She tried to make the dance her own instead with a calm relieved smile on face to match the tone of the song. She did not stop moving once the chorus was just about to hit. The brunette decided it was time for a few tricks when the chorus began.

Lilly minimized floorwork in the chorus, trying to stay in the air. She didn't repeat much, trying to truly challenge herself to remember what she'd learned. When the singer's voice got high and the drum stopped for a moment, she tried a turn and more technical movements than rhythmic. She didn't do stylistic moves until she felt familiar enough with the song to define the musicality. The girl played this dance very smart. Finally when the darker lyrics came on, Lilly could use her floorwork. She slowed down so she could breathe, before deciding she'd change it up, go for a shock value now that song was ending. From a front walkover, Lilly danced a few seconds longer before going back to turns. They were her best move, and she tried to show it without looking like a one trick pony. Leaps and aerials were scattered throughout the entire dance. At the end, she felt it coming as the last lyric ended and all that there was was the background singing and intrumental. She did an aerial, turn and ended the song by standing and using her upper back to arch down, slide onto floor with her knees up. She let them fall to the side and sat up, her ending pose. She had the same relieved smile on face until she got her head back out of the game. She was back in the gym, not on a stage or alone, and this girl was in the same room.