Meadow Valley book series- Everything's changed

Chapter 75: Cristov and Sergio

     The next two weeks were extremely busy for Ana because she had to finish preparing for her dance show. She was going to be flying back to Miami and staying with her grandparents for one week. All the while she was preparing and running through the final dress rehearsals for the show. It was difficult for her to get mentally prepared for her important dance show.

     Cristov and Sergio were going to be flying and staying with Ana in Miami. Cristov was going to be her dance partner for the audition. Cristov and Ana needed to practice for several hours a day for the next two weeks just to be able to get all of the difficult tricks in the both of their routines down perfectly.

     They were going to be performing a salsa routine and an emotional contemporary routine with several difficult lifts, fast footwork, crazy sit spins, high leaps and turns, and difficult synchronized choreography. There was no room for error if Ana was going to get the chance to dance at Julliard, their routines needed to be flawless and on point.

     Ana thought that Sergio was an amazing choreographer, one of the best that she has ever worked with. Sergio had been a Salsa champion and an all-around male contemporary dancer in the Ukraine and competed for several years. He really knew what he was doing when it came to coming up with award winning choreography. Sergio knew how to stretch Ana past her limitations and bring things out of her that she didn't know she had.

     Cristov was equally as strong of a partner for Ana and had also competed in ballroom dancing in his country before moving here to the US. While he was here in the U.S. he had also become an astonishing contemporary male dancer. He had a strong muscular frame and was able to do just about any kind of lift Sergio had asked him to do with Ana. He was sharp and added a lot of contrasting elements within the routine.

     Cristov had great musicality and was extremely passionate when he danced. He was the strongest male partner that Ana has ever danced with in her life. It was very important for both Ana and Cristov to build a strong trust and bond between their partnership and the two of them had an amazing connection and chemistry together as they danced. They were both willing to work long hard hours until they mastered each trick in their routine.

     Cristov was also hoping to be recognized by a professional dance company in Miami so he was willing to do whatever it took to master their routine like Ana. Even though Ana didn't have any personal feelings towards Cristov except for their friendship, he secretly had developed a crush on her. The more Cristov worked with Ana the more he admired her hard work and determination. He couldn't help but develop feelings for her.

     She was always very kind hearted and fun loving and Cristov loved working with her as a partner. Ana would make fun of Cristov because he would sweat profusely throughout the day and she would slide down his body as they practiced. Ana joked around with him and would carry a towel with her so she could wipe off his bare chest every time he got too sweaty for her. She teased him by saying that she was going to need to take an extra shower during the day because he was always getting his sweat all over her.

     Sometimes Ana would laugh when she had to do one of her more seductive moves with Cristov during their dance routines. It was difficult for her to act serious with him because she thought of him more like a brother. Sergio would yell at Ana and tell her to do it again and be more serious. It was hard for her to keep a straight face around Cristov. He made her laugh all of the time. Ana was not good at playing a sultry seductress. It made her feel a bit awkward but she knew that it was only part of their salsa routine. If you wanted to be a great dancer then you had to be an even better actress and play parts that didn't always reflect who you really were.

     In their contemporary piece, they had to pretend like they were passionate lovers that were being torn apart by death. Ana never thought of herself as sexy or seductive and it was definitely not the way that she carried herself in real life. She was usually a very modest and shy girl and held very strong views on purity and saving one's self for marriage. It was easier for Ana to connect with the contemporary piece because she emoted her feelings for her father and being torn apart from his love by his death.

      Ana never talked about her relationship with Zach at the studio with anyone. Cristov could tell that Ana that something was going on between her and Zach. Cristov took notice when he saw Ana being a little flirtatious with Zach from across the room when they were dancing together. Ana had never acted like that with Cristov and he was starting to become a little jealous of Zach.

     Zach was not able to go with Ana to Lexington the week before she had to leave because his coach called for lots of extra summer football practices that would last most of the day. Ana and Zach spoke to each other on the phone every night and would talk for hours waiting for the other person to hang up the phone first.