Dance Prodigy

Brooke's Turning Point

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"Eden! honey it's time to get up!"

"Eden?"

Slowly rubbing the sleep out of her eyes, she tiredly mumbled incoherent words. 

"Eden? you up yet?"

Groaning Eden stuffed her face into her pillow. 

"Wait,What?" she tiredly exclaimed, lifting her head in confusion before shooting out of bed. In her haste she forgot her slippers. Skidding across the floor Eden tumbled into her mom.

"Mom! Mommy! your finally back" Eden shrieked, jumping into her arms.

"Oh baby! I missed you so much!" Angelina cried into Eden's hair.

"Please don't leave for so long again! Bring me with you next time! It was too long"

"I'm sorry baby! but you know I had to travel to promote this new movie"

"I know. I know! but I still missed you... and daddy."

"Well then we better get you a bag packed, because we are going to be spending some time as a family together" Angelina announced excitedly.

"Oh Really! Oh this is the best day ever! I have so much to tell you. You missed out on so much!" Eden rambled dragging her mom to her room.

Eden was handing her mom clothes to put into her suitcase when she paused, "but mom what will Ms.Abby say? ".

Angelina chuckled "Don't you worry Abby already knows, I'm going to be teaching you your solo in New York. We have a few jobs to do there but we can go anywhere your heart desires. It's Eden week!" she told Eden.

"Oh WOW! anything? I'm going to have to write my ideas down. There's too many in my head!" 

Chuckling, Angelina zipped up the suitcase. "Alright let's make a move on then! Your dad is waiting for us!", Eden grinned in reply.

*

At the dance studio, Abby ushered the girls and their moms into the studio.

"Girls, Come on! Let's Go! First, lets have a big round of applause. I think we made applesause, don't you?"

The girls laughed at her joke, before settling down for pyramid.

"Now the group won. They won the overall. But you know what? That was one competition. For this week, we are going to Starbound, in New Jersey. When we walk in we need to be those national champions" Abby declared.

"Alright, On the bottom is Nia. Simply because of them mistake in the choreography. That dance was easy. Next, I have Kendall.You need to learn to read music, and you need to learn to hear the music." Abby looks over to Jill. "I'm going to keep her on probation. Until I hand her that jacket, she's still proving herself. Understood?" Abby asks Kendall.

"Paige, I've seen you do the press better. I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt. I thought you did a good job out there. Next... Mackenzie, this week you are not in the group. You are doing to do a solo. Next, I have Maddie".

 Melissa and Maddie's eyes widen expecting to be higher on the board. "Why do you think you're not on the top? I want you to stop resting on your laurels. I want you to keep improving for the next twenty years. Not for one competition. Do you understand? So you impress them. I want you to impress me" Maddie nods in understanding.

"Next.. Chloe. You didn't do a solo last week. You were great in the group routine, people were recognizing you from the video, but I want them to recognize you for your dancing. Understood?"