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voice. “Hip-hop? Really? Couldn’t they start with something just a little bit easier?”
“It will be fine, Cara,” Daniel grinned, though the smile didn’t quite reach his eyes. “We got this. All we have to do is perfect your steps and we will be fine.”
His words didn’t make her feel any better as the production team moved them into a series of dance studios, divided by a partition to allow two couple contestants to share the same space without seeing what the other was doing. Cara set down her bag and placed her hands on her hips, surveying the area. To her, it looked like hell with mirrors. She was so tired of seeing a studio and though she had spent much of her life in one, the pressure of making it, not letting Daniel down, was making her start to loathe the space. “So, here we are.”
“Here we are,” Daniel echoed, placing his hands on her waist, his eyes sparkling with amusement as he saw her expression. “Don’t be so uptight about this, Cara. We know what to do and all of the practice we have put in will be to our advantage.”
“I just wish I had an ounce of your confidence,” she said softly, wrapping her arms around his neck. Her insides were churning something fierce at the thought of being eliminated before they really got started with the competition. Her livelihood depended on whether or not they could win this competition and she suspected her relationship with Daniel did as well. How would he be able to look at her if she was the reason they went home? How could she stay in New York with him and pull her own weight in terms of finances? Daniel pulled her close and Cara nestled against his chest, feeling the steady heartbeat under her cheek. There had been very little closeness between them the past few weeks as they had prepared for this, eating, sleeping, and breathing dancing until she thought she couldn’t take much more of it. Cara couldn’t help but revel in the fact that he was actually touching her, holding her again.
“Trust me, Cara,” he was saying, his hand rubbing circles in her lower back. “This isn’t the end of the world. We just have to take it one day at a time, okay? We can do this, I know we can do this.”
Cara nodded, some of the tension leaving her body as he continued to touch her. She could do this. They could do this.
***
“Ugh I hate this dance! I swear to God I never want to do any kind of hip-hop ever again!”
Cara giggled as she and Daniel packed up their gear, hearing the constant whining of the couple on the other side of the wall, the female apparently fed up with their progress. She could relate to her frustration. She was tired of going over and over the steps that she clearly didn’t enjoy doing, her frustration starting to show in her dance moves. It hadn’t helped that the camera crew had made a surprise appearance in the midst of their practice, urging them to continue on as if they weren’t there. Yeah right. Cara couldn’t imagine anyone not noticing the glaring light on the camera, or the way the cameraman made sure to pick up on every little word that she and Daniel had discussed. At least no swear words had escaped past her lips. Not that she hadn’t wanted to cuss a time or two.
“I wonder if the camera is on you now,” Daniel said quietly to Cara, causing Cara to giggle once more, some of the tension lessening. She and Daniel still got along fairly well after a frustrating practice unlike the couple behind the wall. It did seem like the couple was a bit drama prone to say the least and she would have hated to be partnered with either one of them.
Together Cara and Daniel walked out of the room and to the front of the auditorium, where they were told to gather promptly at six p.m. In fact, a gong sounded just as they were finishing up, clearly letting them know that the production intended to keep them on schedule as well. After a few instructions on what time to return in
“It will be fine, Cara,” Daniel grinned, though the smile didn’t quite reach his eyes. “We got this. All we have to do is perfect your steps and we will be fine.”
His words didn’t make her feel any better as the production team moved them into a series of dance studios, divided by a partition to allow two couple contestants to share the same space without seeing what the other was doing. Cara set down her bag and placed her hands on her hips, surveying the area. To her, it looked like hell with mirrors. She was so tired of seeing a studio and though she had spent much of her life in one, the pressure of making it, not letting Daniel down, was making her start to loathe the space. “So, here we are.”
“Here we are,” Daniel echoed, placing his hands on her waist, his eyes sparkling with amusement as he saw her expression. “Don’t be so uptight about this, Cara. We know what to do and all of the practice we have put in will be to our advantage.”
“I just wish I had an ounce of your confidence,” she said softly, wrapping her arms around his neck. Her insides were churning something fierce at the thought of being eliminated before they really got started with the competition. Her livelihood depended on whether or not they could win this competition and she suspected her relationship with Daniel did as well. How would he be able to look at her if she was the reason they went home? How could she stay in New York with him and pull her own weight in terms of finances? Daniel pulled her close and Cara nestled against his chest, feeling the steady heartbeat under her cheek. There had been very little closeness between them the past few weeks as they had prepared for this, eating, sleeping, and breathing dancing until she thought she couldn’t take much more of it. Cara couldn’t help but revel in the fact that he was actually touching her, holding her again.
“Trust me, Cara,” he was saying, his hand rubbing circles in her lower back. “This isn’t the end of the world. We just have to take it one day at a time, okay? We can do this, I know we can do this.”
Cara nodded, some of the tension leaving her body as he continued to touch her. She could do this. They could do this.
***
“Ugh I hate this dance! I swear to God I never want to do any kind of hip-hop ever again!”
Cara giggled as she and Daniel packed up their gear, hearing the constant whining of the couple on the other side of the wall, the female apparently fed up with their progress. She could relate to her frustration. She was tired of going over and over the steps that she clearly didn’t enjoy doing, her frustration starting to show in her dance moves. It hadn’t helped that the camera crew had made a surprise appearance in the midst of their practice, urging them to continue on as if they weren’t there. Yeah right. Cara couldn’t imagine anyone not noticing the glaring light on the camera, or the way the cameraman made sure to pick up on every little word that she and Daniel had discussed. At least no swear words had escaped past her lips. Not that she hadn’t wanted to cuss a time or two.
“I wonder if the camera is on you now,” Daniel said quietly to Cara, causing Cara to giggle once more, some of the tension lessening. She and Daniel still got along fairly well after a frustrating practice unlike the couple behind the wall. It did seem like the couple was a bit drama prone to say the least and she would have hated to be partnered with either one of them.
Together Cara and Daniel walked out of the room and to the front of the auditorium, where they were told to gather promptly at six p.m. In fact, a gong sounded just as they were finishing up, clearly letting them know that the production intended to keep them on schedule as well. After a few instructions on what time to return in
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