#solo;dance

[besana]

into the DELTAVERSE - huang lucy ver! -------skills showcased: dancing & choreography - insp

lucy is so incredibly nervous about this audition. however, she's had a lot of practice dealing with her own anxiety, and she knows what she's good at. she's definitely not the strongest singer to audition, and she's likely not even going to be the strongest dancer.

she does, however, have charm.

she designs her dance around that, around showcasing her energy, her charm, her excitement. she channels her nerves into that same excitement, letting herself smile and have fun with the choreography throughout her practice sessions.

she only gives herself a week of practice, though she does so daily, even if she can't make it to the dance studio every day. regardless of her schedule, she finds time to run through the motions of her choreography every day, be it in her bedroom, in the kitchen making breakfast, or even in the shower. she can't do the full dance like that, of course, but she can practice the smaller moves and can make sure she remembers the order of everything.

she even spends her commutes watching videos of her previous practices, committing the dance to memory and making note of places she can improve for the actual audition video.

she doesn't let herself think about her chances. she doesn't let herself consider how many talented people must be auditioning, or how few people will likely succeed. she can't think about the numbers, can't think about the likelihood of success -- all she can focus on is doing her absolute best to show off her charm and the talent she does have.

when the time comes to finally film the video, lucy does as many takes as she can without passing out, trying to have more fun each time than she did in the last take. she ends up using the second try, where she had the most fun with filming. the third, fourth, and fifth run-throughs all got progressively lower energy as she grew tired, and the first served as more of a warm-up anyway.

she films her introduction, splices it to the beginning of the video, and sends it off to studio delta. it's out of her hands, now -- she did all she could, showed the best she had. there's nothing else to do now except wait.

[besana]

enkore:fest - huang lucy performs a dance cover of 28 reasons

lucy stands to the side of the stage, biting her lip and shaking her hands in front of her, ostensibly to get the nerves out. she's performed for small crowds before, but never alone. she's only ever danced with groups, be it small groups of her friends doing covers for talent shows and the like or showcases with her dance academy. this is easily the biggest crowd she's seen, and she's petrified.

she steps out when her name is called, bowing to the audience and getting into her starting position. she takes a deep breath as she waits for the music to start, then moves into the first moves of the dance, her nervous smile likely looking more like a grimace.

however, as she goes through the moves, she finds her smile becoming more genuine. the music is too loud to really hear anything from the crowd, and she's always had fun with this dance -- that's why she picked it. her nerves aren't gone, not completely, but she doesn't feel like she's shaking out of her skin anymore.

it feels shockingly similar to the start of a big volleyball match, when she serves the ball and her nerves move to the back of her mind, forgotten as she does what she loves.

she beams at the crowd as she dances, the moves familiar after so much practice. she learned this dance as soon as the song came out -- obsessed over it for a while, actually. it was a fairly easy choice for this festival; it's not too hard, not really, but the singer is known for her dancing ability and she always seems to have as much fun performing as lucy does.

the song winds down too soon -- lucy can feel herself panting, but it feels like a volleyball match all over again; she doesn't want it to end. but like all the best things, it's over before she wants it to be. she holds the final pose at the end, sending a wink to the crowd and finally hearing their cheers as the music fades out.

with a bright grin, lucy drops the final pose and bows to the audience, waving as she dashes off stage, flapping her hands in front of her as soon as she's out of view. this time, though, it's from excitement rather than nerves, and she knows she'll be riding this high for a while.

right now, she doesn't even care if she wins the competition.