The Red Shoes ~ Zerrie au

Chapter 12: Results

Perrie's POV

Today is the day the results are posted. I am so excited to find out whether I got it. I get changed, get breakfast then head off to class. Today is based purely on partner work and the strength and emotion that can be showed whilst partner dancing. She was saying something to do with making the audience feel with the emotional connection between both dancers.

The dance involves lifting me up and spinning me and other things that requires the guys to be strong or have muscle. That is why most of the boys have to lift and do weights. After class I have a job interview at the cafe down the road then I have to race back to the academy to be here to see the results, hopefully before Cleo.

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"To dance with your feet is one thing. To dance with your heart is another. Got it?" Miss Gordan says. She is the head of partner work because she was a principle when she was younger.

"But in order to dance don't we have to use our feet?" Leigh asks. I swear it is like talking to someone from the book, Divergent. Leigh is like one of those Candour people. She always says what is on her mind whether she hurts someone or not.

"Yes. But ballet is graceful not robotic. If you dance from your heart it shows emotions as well as grace." She says pacing the front of the studio whilst we stand in our tutus and tights.

"Now for a simple technique." She says. "Spread out. Ladies stand in front of your partners."

I move so I am standing in front of Zayn. I place my hands on my hips above my tutu. I feel Zayn's hands just above mine, on my ribs. I look into the mirror and see Jade partnered up with Harry. Leigh and Jordan No.1. Jesy with Jordan No.2. Cleo with Louis. And three other pairs that I don't know.

"Now start with a simple lift." She says. I feel Zayn's grip tighten then soon enough my feet are off the ground. I point my toes down then my feet are back on the ground.

"Great. Now onto something a bit different." She paced the room again. "Men. When you pick up the girl you will have your left hand on their waist and your right on the inside of their right upper left. That way they will be tilted to the left."

"Girls. Your arms will be stretched out. You right leg will be stretched out and your left leg will be pointed and resting on your right knee with left knee pointing to the ground." She says. (pic on side.) As she said, we all did. It felt a little wierd having Zayn's hand on my inner thigh but I subsided it to concentrate.

"That's was alright. Now we will do the simple partner dance that you all know, add the lifts where you would otherwise mimic them." She instructed. We all started the small partner dance on the spot adding the lifts. I heard a thump on the floor behind us. Zayn and I stopped and looked behind us seeing Jade and Harry laughing on the floor.

"What's so funny?" Miss Gordon asked in a more serious tone.

"His arm slipped from around my waist." Jade explains with trying to hold back her laughs.

"Are you ok?" She asks them. Both Jade and Harry nod. "Well get back to the dance. Start again." She demands. "All of you." She says looking around the room to see that everyone had stopped to look at what happened. We all got back to the dance. Zayn and I stuffed up a couple of times.

"Alright class dismiss. Learn the dance and be prompt and ready tomorrow." She dismiss us. I grab my bag and race to my dorm. I completley forgot to say goodbye to Zayn but anyway. I got the dorm, I took off my tutu and put on some trackies over my leotard.  I changed my shoes to converse and raced to studio 3 for hip hop. It's not my strong point but it is a mandatory class. When I get there I see  Jade still in her tutu walking back to the dorm. I don't see Zayn but I do see Cleo.