I take a deep breath as this is it. The show is only minutes from starting and I'm feeling nervous as I always am. Yet as soon as I'm on that stage all that nervousness just floats away like it had never even been there at all. I'm in my dressing room, in my costume. I'm wearing white stockings that have tiny little silver glitter on them, making them like stars that sparkle each time lights hits them. My pointe shoes are also in this white color along with the dress which I think is more like the ballet version of a wedding dress.

The dress is in this lovely winter snow color which has a hint of light blue in it. It reaches down to my knees and it is a flowy dress that allows me to move around easily. The dress has long sleeves that are like white laced ones. The dress itself makes me feel like a princess and what tops it off is my hair that has been put up in a bun with a small silver tiara like comb that has sparkly diamonds in them. My make-up is pretty simple as I have a white eyeshadow with glitter in them.

The black mascara makes my eyelashes longer and prettier. A pink blush on my cheeks to hide the fact that once I step on there I will be filled with nervousness. And a light shade of pink lip gloss. It is not much but I did not request for something heavy as I always feel like it's itchy and just uncomfortable. A knock on my door breaks me out of my thoughts and I walk over to the door. Seeing my coach there with a nervous smile on him as he might not be preforming but I along with so many others are preforming his steps.

Alfredo definitely has some worry lines on him. "You're on in thirty minutes" He tells me and then walks away, most likely to have something to eat since he always does that. I don't get a chance to speak but neither did I have to. I return back to my dressing room and look at myself in the mirror. I look amazing and I feel amazing. I've been training for this night for so long and it's finally here and I cannot wait until I'm on that stage and showing people what I can do (even when they already know it and have seen it).

The seconds pass and another knock on the door breaks the silence in the room and I don't believe Alfredo would be coming so soon back again. I walk over to the door and open it but there is no one there, I look around the hallway but I don't see anyone there. As I was about to close the door I notice something that is below it. It's a single flower. A rose. I bend down and pick it up and take a look at it.

It's a white rose which is beautiful and I smell it. The scent is amazing and it fills me up with joy. Just what I needed. I stand there for some time as I look around, holding the rose in my hands. Trying to find the peons that gifted me something that will clam my nerves down. Flowers have always helped me calm down when I'm feeling nervous and their beauty is extraordinary and almost magical when looking at them. I don't know if whoever gave this to me knew that or not but I think without knowing it they actually helped me.

There was no note and while I have gotten hundreds of flowers and gifts from fans this one somehow made me feel differently because while it was only a single rose it was something that reflects on myself as I have always found the white rose connect to myself and my personality. It is not my favorite flower but one that I have a connection to and maybe this person knew that and maybe it's a good thing. I close the door and head into my dressing room once again, setting the flower down as I take one last look at myself in the mirror.

I've already warmed up and stretched my body and I'm ready for the night so as I exit my dressing room and walk down the hallway that leads to the stage I find my heart pounding inside my chest like never before. This happens each and every time and as much as I want it to stop I know it's part of the process and it will disappear and fade away as soon as I start dancing. With only ten minutes now until my performance I wait patiently and take deep breaths to calm myself down.

The seconds tick by and finally it is my time to shine so as I step out into the stage and watch as people are looking at me, the spotlight only on me. I take a deep breath as the music slowly starts to play and I begin to move. Doing the steps that I have been doing or months, and they feel like I'm doing them for the first time when in truth I'm not, and yet I feel alive. The warmth that flows through me as I move on the stage, and I can find myself in a new world.

The people aren't even there anymore as it is only I and the music. Everything else is so faded into the background that it would appear like it's not even there anymore. There is this sense of magic in the air that makes me believe in another force that is stronger than anything that we have ever seen and it is only through my dancing that I get a glimpse at that force and the power it holds and maybe someday I will be able to touch it and experience it myself.