Looking back on the past week I have had, this quote proves to be true in my life. When I graduated from the University of Tennessee almost SIX MONTHS ago (cant believe it has been that long), I was about to make the biggest change in my life, and I had NO IDEA what was in store for me in the months to come. I got on a plane to SA wondering what my life would be like when I stepped off of the plane. I have made amazing friends and have met so many people who I know I will miss when I leave SA, but most of all, I have already had the most amazing experiences here. Who knew, after three years of not dancing, that I would be working in a dance studio and going to dance auditions here in South Africa?
Genevieve, my friend and boss, and also my dance teacher, told me about an audition last Saturday in Jo'burg for a series of Corporate sponsored shows. I wanted to go audition not because I thought I would get a job, which I didn't, but because I wanted to have that experience. It was amazing!!! The choreographer for the shows was the choreographer for African Footprint, the South African musical that toured the globe. So, not only did I get to go dance with professional dancers, but I also got to work (a little bit) with a well-established choreographer! Not to mention the fact that I got a taste of what it's like to be a professional dancer, in South Africa, anyway.
I was obviously an amateur at the audition, and I didn't make it past the first cut, but I was in good company. All of the dancers there were top notch. It was cool to just be there. So, this just shows that whenever God closes a door, somewhere, a window is opened. So, take a leap of faith, take a risk, go on an adventure! Who knows where it will take you!
Here are some pics from African Footprint. It looks like such a cool show!
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