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“Since we’re being all open and honest, I’m just gonna put this out there: I suck at fouettes en pointe. They freaked me out when I first started pointe, so I never put much work into them, and as a result, I still suck at them. I can maybe do like four or five...”

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marinazhao:

“Well, no sense in questioning it” she laughed softly. “Sometimes stuff just works out when you least expect it to, I guess.”

“Yeah, thankfully.” She answered, laughing a little too. “Gotta keep up that perfect attendance record, right?”

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audreeeeey:

“Good luck, hopefully the pictures turn out well.” Audrey remarked. “So, Anna’s watching Maria tonight?”

“Thanks! I hope they turn out too.” Hearing the question, she nodded. “Yep. She’s just staying over there for the night since she’ll probably be asleep by the time I’m able to pick her up. No point in waking her up, she might as well just stay there. She’s actually pretty excited about it.”

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marinazhao:

Marina nodded in agreement. “Ok, yeah, that’s all too true” she answered. “When you have somewhere to be and you can’t see anything - that’s a little annoying.”

“Tell me about it.” She sighed and shook her head as she took a pause. “I thought there was no way I was gonna get here on time today. I was so sure I was going to be late, I’m not sure how I even managed to be early.”

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marinazhao:

“I used to always like when the power went out when I was a kid too” Marina laughed. “I guess it’s just one of those things that’s exciting when we’re little but just turns into a hassle when we’re adults.”

“Okay that I can understand. When you’re a kid you don’t really have all that grown up stuff to worry about” she answered. “But now I have to worry about getting out of the house on time so I can get Maria to my cousin and get to class on time... I guess as a kid you don’t have to worry about that stuff and it makes having no electricity a little more interesting.”

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audreeeeey:

“So,” she leaned in. “Who’s it with?” The company gossip had not managed to tell her this piece of information, and Audrey was very interested..

“Just some guy my cousin knows.” Casey answered, shrugging a little. “It’s not like a date or anything.” she added quickly, shaking her head. “He’s a photographer and he needed a dancer for some project he’s working on.”

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“So, I heard through the grapevine that you’ve got a very special… meeting tonight.” Audrey smiled knowingly. She was happy for her friend, but that didn’t mean she couldn’t tease them about it.

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“Well I wouldn’t exactly call it special.” Casey answered, laughing a little. “Just the normal everyday kind of meeting, really.”

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marinazhao:

“Ok, that’s not too bad. Maybe by the time you get home tonight it’ll be back on. How’d your daughter handle the lack of power this morning?”

“Yeah, hopefully” she answered. “Maria actually handled it better than I did” she laughed. “She didn’t mind the heat too much and thought getting ready in the dark was kind of an adventure. She actually thought it was fun. I wish I could see it that way.”

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marinazhao:

“Does your sink at least work when you have no power…? In the house we lived in when I was a kid, every time the power went out we also had no running water.” She shook her head, laughing a little at the memory. “Anyway, any idea when your power’s expected to go back on? I can’t imagine trying to sleep in that heat would be very comfortable.”

“Yeah, it works. But there’s no hot water, so I’m stuck with cold showers until the power goes back on. Which hopefully will be today sometimes, since I paid the bill this morning.” 

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“Well, my power was turned off because I’ve been so busy with rehearsals and forgot to pay the bill. So I woke up in a 98-degree apartment with no lights. I think my day is going pretty well, considering.”

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Casey June - Intro

Casey is originally from Brooklyn, NY, where her family still lives. Her father is a police officer and her mother is a teacher. She has no siblings. Her family never had a lot of money, so it was always a struggle for them to pay her Casey’s ballet classes. They always managed, but most of the time they were just scraping by. Her parents knew how important dance was to her and knew that’s what she wanted to do for a living so they did everything they could to make that happen. 

After she graduated high school, she started auditioning for ballet companies. She was offered a contract by the Royal Ballet and by Boston-Cambridge Ballet Company. She decided to go with Boston-Cambridge since it was closer to home, and after everything her parents had sacrificed for her dancing she didn’t want to up and move to another country, especially with her mother’s recent health problems. She wanted to be nearby so it would be easier to get to Brooklyn if her parents needed her.

So at 18 she moved to Boston and started her ballet career. Three years later she discovered she was pregnant, and ended up having to take some time off. Her daughter, Maria June, is now four years old. Her father isn’t in the picture, and Casey’s cousin Anna helps her out a lot with her daughter since Casey is so busy with rehearsals and performances a lot of the time. One of her favourite things is looking out into the audience at a performance and seeing her daughter there watching.

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Hey guys! I’m Emmy, I’m super awkward, and also super excited to be here. I’ve been pretty busy this week but hopefully by the weekend my time should open up a little bit and I’ll try to get Casey’s intro up. Feel free to hop into my IMs to plot if you like