Shake, Rattle and Roll

Little Darling

Chapter 4 - POV Austin

"Jay" I yelled as I saw Jay.

"Hey" he replied, walking towards me. "How was Jessica?"

"She was good. She told me about your mum. Why does she think it's her fault?"

"God knows" he replied as we walked to our next class. We walked into a big room with black floors and a mirror covering most of the side wall. The room was filled mostly with girls dressed in black tights and fitted tops. Jay and I put our bags and shoes in the corner and joined the others. I copied Jay as he stretched. Our teacher walked in after I'd finished stretching.

"Good afternoon class" she said "continue working in your groups. I'll come round and work with each group individually". The teacher took off her cardigan and shoes.

"You can join my group" Jay said pulling me over to a group of girls.

"Hi Jay" they said as we approached them.

"Hey. Girls, this is Austin. He's new"

"Hi Austin" they said

"What are we doing?" I asked Jay.

"Contemporary. We have to choreograph a routine" he told me.

"OK" I said "what have you got so far?"

"Not a lot" one of the girls said sighing.

"And how much is not a lot?"

"Nothing" she said as she looked at the floor. Her bare feet shuffled on the ground. I had to do something.

"OK" I said rubbing my hands together "here's what we're going to do. We are all going to start on the floor." I got down on the floor and was closely followed by the others. "We only have two guys so I need the strongest of you four girls to be doing the males part. Who's the strongest?". A girl with dyed bright blue hair put her hand up. She was tall and skinny but she looked strong. Or at least stronger than the other two. "Great" I clapped my hands together. "To start I want it to be male, female, male, female, male, female". They all moved into position and sat on their knees. "OK" I said getting into my position "guys, hands on the floor, backs straight" I demonstrated what I wanted them to do the watched Jay and the girl copy me. "Girls, you are in a ball" they did as I said. "I want you girls to slowly stand up then do a back roll over the guys". I got into my position and waited. I felt my partners back roll across mine, her spine colliding with mine. "As you come out of the roll I want you to end up how we are. When we are all here then we all roll right and make sure your body is straight". We rolled and ended up on our stomachs. "Now you need to continue rolling however on the second roll lift your left leg so you're sitting like this". I sat with my legs to the side and my torso twisting to the front of the room. "Reach to the front with your right arm and use your left arm to hold yourself up. Now scoop your left leg and arm up and move them so you're facing the other side of the room. Guys stand up and help the girls up" I continued. "Are you guys ready for a hander bit?" I asked them. They nodded in response. "OK. Girls walk around the back if the guys taking big slow strides and drag your hand across your partners back." When they arrived I continued. "Girls, kelp your feet planted on the floor, bend your knees and fall back. Guys, as she falls catch her behind her neck with your right hand. Put your other hand under her back." I paused. "Before I continue, do you girls fully trust your partners?" They nodded. "Good. Guys, lift the girls into a bridal type hold. Girls, make sure you hook your legs around your partners left arm. Guys let go with your right arm. Girls swing down and put your hands on the ground then kick your legs down and go into a bridge. Slide out of it, roll and stand. Guys, while their doing that walk to the back of the room and face the back wall. Girls when you have stood up walk over to your partner and put your hand on their shoulder. Guys shrug it off and girls fall to the floor sliding your right arm across and curling into a ball. Got it?" I asked. They all nodded at the same time. "You guys OK? You haven't said anything."