My last day in Cape Town I spent with all of JA in the studio. It was filled with a huge amount of hugs, laughs, tears, kisses, boogers, and emotions. Part of me was smiling because I was walking away with a new family of love, support, and inspiration, and the other part of me was frowning because well... I was walking away from that incredible family. But in fact even 6 weeks after I had left to return back to the states they are still behind me one hundred percent, and the distance really means nothing.
Upon returning home, I've set out to reach my goals of performing professionally which means auditions, auditions, auditions. Any artist knows that this is not an easy industry, you can simply get cut at an audition by the way you look rather than how fierce you work that stage. Currently I am in New York City, the land of dreams, auditioning for some dance positions of cruise lines, musicals, and some other things in between. I won't lie, it gets a little discouraging when you don't get a role you were hoping for. But what's more encouraging? Getting a message from someone half way across the world who is still supporting me, telling me not to be discouraged, to remember why I do what I love to do, and to believe in myself like they believe in me.
As I move on to this other chapter of my beautiful life, this final post doesn't serve as "The End"...just a page into the next one.
See, Jazzart Dance Theatre? You are still with me. In fact you are stuck with me. I'm not breaking up with you....
Lots of love, hugs, laughs, tears, kisses, boogers, and emotions
XoXo - Annamaria
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