UPSIDE DOWN. (aldc)

four

As we walk out of the airport we all get Uber's to take us to our hotels the girls will all share two rooms and the moms will share two as well. I was super excited to share a room with all the girls because we usually room with our parents. I load my luggage and my moms luggage into the back of the Uber and we all follow each other to the hotel in the heart of LA. As we were riding I saw lots of people and I couldn't wait till we got the time to go out and explore the city. Finally coming to the hotel we all get out and make our way up to the hotel lobby desk  to get our  room keys. There were three keys per room which was given to Mogen, Stephanie, And me which I was really surprised about seeing how I lose everything.

"Okay guys you have 30 minutes to get ready and then it's time to go to the rented studio." Mogen's mom says to us as we all load into the elevators.

Since there was so many of us we decided the girls who go in first and then the moms would follow after us. As soon as we got off the elevator we took our suitcases and headed into the two rooms which connected with a door. We went into our dance suitcase and pulled out our dancewear for the day which I decided would be a pair of turquoise booty shorts and a black,teal, and turquoise bra top with my turn shoes (shown above). I threw my hair into a ponytail and added a black lululemon headband and then sat on one of the beds to wait for all the other girls to get done.

"Girls come on it's time to go." One of the moms says while knocking on the door to our room.

We all head out of the room with our phones and dance bags in hand. We see our parents getting onto the elevator so we wait for them to go down so that we can do next. After we all reach the floor we go outside to see a rented van that would take us from place to place. Mrs.Fowler and her assistant Ms.Faith were already on the bus when us girls and the parents loaded into it. We would go to the rented studio dance for two hours then get a lunch break and come back and dance for the rest of the day until dinner time. The first day was pretty packed with dancing so I knew I wouldn't be able to go anywhere until tonight.

"Okay girls here we are at 3rd street dance." Mrs.Fowler says as all of us girls and moms look out the window to see the pink dance studio.

We immediately recognized the place from dance moms when the girls would practice there until the LA studio was finished. We all looked at each other and squealed excitedly at the fact that we would be practicing in the same place that the ALDC did. We all get off the bus and make our way into the pink  building stopping to take pictures of us in front of it. We all head into the first studio and begin stretching out from being on the plane ride.

"I still can't believe we are here in LA." Parker says as she slides into her middle split.

"I know right I mean I never would have imagined we could come here." Yasmine responded as she did a leg lift and held it.

We all stretched and talked about how amazing it was to be in LA and how amazing the weather was. Mrs.Fowler finally waked into the room and we got started with the routine, first it was my solo, then it was Parker and Stephanie's duet, and finally the group routine.

"Katie point your feet and tighten your knees." Mrs.Fowler says to me and I do my best to do the correction and keep it in my mind.

The group routine was still a little rough so Mrs.Fowler told us that after lunch we would have to work on that until it was spotless and clean. It was our first day in LA so we decided to walk and find a restaurant somewhere near the studio. I put back on the outfit I wore on the plane ride minus the bralette since I had my dance bra top on under the shirt. We picked a restaurant named fat burger and we all walked together making snapchats and posting pictures on our Instagram until we arrived at the restaurant. We walked into the restaurant and were met by the amazing smell of grilled meat which made me even more hungry than I already was. Everyone gathered into a line and we all stood beside our moms so we could order with them. When it was me and my moms turn I let her order and then I told the cashier what I wanted which was a small fatburger, curly fries, and a medium vanilla milkshake. It took around five minutes for us all to give our orders and the food wasn't gonna be ready for another ten minutes so we all sat around in the chairs and chatted until the food came up.

"What do you guys wanna do for dinner tonight." Yasmines mom speaks to us from her chair.

We all look at each other and discussing before finally choosing on Cheesecake cake factory which was absolutely amazing. The moms all agreed and we cheered to the fact that we would be getting Cheesecake Factory after dance. A few minutes later our order finally came and it was time to head back to the studio so we could eat it. I drank my milkshake and ate a couple fries while we were walking across the corner to the studio. We made it back to the studio with 45 minutes of lunch to spare and I couldn't be more happier. The girls and I filed into a empty room while the moms ate in a private room, we all sat along the middle of the floor and ate our food while chatting about the dances and how good the food was. After eating my food and throwing away my trash I went to an empty corner of the room we were in and decided to run my solo just to make sure it was perfect. I didn't notice the other girls watching me as I did it and soon enough I was dancing full out across the room somehow managing not to bump into any of the girls. The dance was absolutely beautiful and it had a lot of emotion in it which was perfect for me because I loved being able to connect to my dancing.

"Okay girls lunch is over let's get started with the group again." Ms.Faith said as she walked into the room we were in and motioned for us to follow her.

We went back to work on the routine and we tried to remember all the corrections we had be told the first time. I made sure to point my feet and tighten my knees whenever it was time for it. And everyone else remembered to put in emotion and point their toes as well. Practice for the rest of the day went really well and by the time we were finished we all felt pretty confident in ourselves to place in the top five at the competition. Of course we were aiming for first place but so was everyone else so we just had to push really hard. Around 9:30 Mrs.Fowler dismissed us and it was time to go back to the hotel and have dinner, we all asked Mrs.Fowler and Ms.Faith if they wanted to join us but they still had a few things to do for the competition so they couldn't go.