𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐀 ➳ THE NEXT STEP, OZZY

5:3

"C'mon Ophelia, get in this one" Lola says holding up her phone. Ophelia looks at her camera and smiles along with Noah and Josh. "I'll send this one to you"

"Wait Ophelia what's your snap, sorry I don't think I have it yet" Josh asks, the girl.

"It's Ophie underscore ff"

Ophelia leans over to him and points to which one was her on the search bar, upon seeing that he added her, she adds him back. Just when Ophelia was about to tell him that they should streak, something stop her.

"So I guess I am looking at a bunch of perfect dancers"

Taking her eyes off her phone, Ophelia saw Ms. Emily, stood by the office door. She, along with everyone else, was too sidetracked to even take into account that Emily could be in her office watching them all.

The nervous dancers, all look around at eachother and exchange nervous glances, Ophelia was afraid to even make eye contact with her dance teacher.

"From the moment you get in to this studio, to the moment you leave your phones belong here" Emily pulls up a box "Let's go, pronto"

The group of teenagers scramble from the floor and onto their feet. Ophelia walks over to the box and reluctantly places her phone inside, avoiding any eye contact with Emily.

"Now, get to practice" Emily demands, making Ophelia half flinch "I don't want to see anyone fooling around"

She walks back into her office and Ophelia, along with everyone else start warming up. None of the dancers ever uttered a word, not knowing what would happen if they did.

It didn't take long for Emily to come in again wanting to see the dance that Daniel had taught them.

"5...6...7- Hit"

Putting on a brave face, Ophelia starts working through the routine. She'd only just got it down, but everyone else seemed to have perfect by now.

"Straighten the leg there Ophelia- you too Piper"

She make that a note in my head, as she continues. "Nice strength"

"A little late Piper"

"Other way Pipes"

"Piper- okay we'll work on it"

The dance finishes and Ophelia is mildly proud of herself for getting through it without falling. But the correction Emily gave her was still in my head.

"Okay um... Its good. It does need a little bit of work, but I think we'll get there" Emily turns to Piper "Piper maybe see me to book some extra rehearsal time just to really get the choreo. But other than that great job guys, I am really impressed. And I have an announcement"

All of the dancers gather into one group with Emily stands opposite them. Ophelia waits in anticipation, hoping for someone who would be able to lead our team to victory.

"Okay, it is time for my personal favourite announcement - the announcement of our dance captain"

The dancers all look round at each other and smile, Ophelia doubts it will be her. Ophelia money was originally on Noah, but because of him changing the choreo, she was now thinking it's probably Richelle. She would say Jacquie, but she assumes it'll be someone who has been here for at least a season.

"I have thought long and hard about this, and I know I have made the right decision. So congratulations to - Richelle"

Richelle runs and hugs Emily, as the rest of the dancers applaud. Ophelia smile for the blonde girl, although she was really nonplussed about Richelle as she's never really interacted with her before.

*****

Richelle stood in the middle of the room, it was her first time leading a rehearsal as dance captain. Ophelia was scared, until she mentioned about it being tumbling.

Having many years of training as a competitive cheerleading, she found tumbling to be second nature.

"Okay who wants to start" Richelle calls out.

Noah volunteers, and instantly starts off by doing a round off back tuck. His technique was incredible, Ophelia looks at him in awe, her eye wide at how high his layout was.

"Awesome, great. Okay"

Next up was Jacquie who does a cartwheel into a backhand spring and then layout. The dancers all give off polite cheers of support, but Ophelia's attention is pulled because it was my turn next.

"Good, next"

This was the time where Ophelia wished that the studio was bigger, or that she'd actually thought this through. Not being sure she runs for a bit, then hurdles into a barani (no handed round off) and push off my legs into a back tuck.

Even though, she didn't quite stick the landing, but Ophelia still receives an applause from the group as she walk back into my spot.

"Show off" Jacquie whispers, making Ophelia giggle.

Once Tyler had finished, it was Josh's turn. Ophelia was expecting something good from him, similar to his audition, but instead he imitated a rookey acro dancer, doing a cartwheel into backhand spring and having poor technique.

This joke made a few dancers laugh, Ophelia only let her resting face quirk up a bit, because of the dance captain who stood before them.

"What was that" Richelle asks "In A troupe, you know we give a hundred percent into everything"

"C'mon guys" Richelle, claps her hands, putting our attention on her "Whose next?"