bunheadventures: showstopper anaheim ii competition

this post is looong overdue. but i wanted to do a recap and share what it’s like going to competition so who cares if it happened, like two weeks ago?Showstopper总是有趣，因为每个人都赢了。literally, everyone who goes on stage gets a trophy.

日零：2015年5月21日星期四

今年有点疯狂，更有趣，因为我爸爸，也是我们芭蕾舞室的艺术主任，去了纽约
同一个周末。在他的年轻日子里，他与美国芭蕾舞演员跳舞，他去了75周年校友党派。75年！那是有点儿
important and only happens once. we can handle ourselves at the competition just fine.

so on thursday morning/afternoon, he hopped on a plane and headed for the big apple. meanwhile, my mom and i had some relaxation time before the hectic
计划开始了。我们在咖喱屋吃午饭，我曾经去过一个孩子但停止，因为它有点远。我记得和孩子一样好，
但它可能是因为他们有一顿精湛的孩子。之后我们决定去购物因为我们never有时间去
购物。我最终买了两双鞋子和一些牛仔裤/短裤。yay〜

there was still ballet class at night for the competitors, but i was a teacher’s aid because there were太多人. usually, we have around
15 people per class, but this was double. IT WAS INSANE. also, ms. lily is an intense teacher. anyway, the class was packed and hard and hot. once we got
家我开始打包去阿纳海姆。我讨厌包装，因为我通常超越要么forget something. UGH.

day one: friday, may 22nd, 2015

今天是第一个真实day of the competition.did i mention it’s held at the disneyland hotel?it was kinda awful because 1)
you’reso close到迪斯尼乐园，但你实际上无法竞争，因为你竞争，2）它是迪士尼乐园的60周年，所以它被包装，3）它
was memorial day weekend so it was EVEN MORE PACKED. ugh, people.

早上我去了我的朋友，杰西卡，房子到拼车到了场地。她心情很好，因为她必须跳过学校。好极了！我们结束了
up arriving a little early, so she had to prep her hair and makeup outside. not too bad except there wereso many people. i got to relax because i
直到晚上，我不需要竞争，所以我基本上是兴奋的。大多数人没有告诉你的是：这是竞争很大，但有趣和令人兴奋。(or at least it is for me). some of the other
girls at our studio – samantha, carolyn, and lucia – also arrived because they were competing that day as well. there were also kids – nicole, alana, and
jeanie – who came to simply support.

一旦实际竞争开始，除了欢呼的人之外，还没有太多的事情。我发誓，我们工作室的孩子们都是铁核啦啦队。我们是
所以彼此支持，这很棒。每个人都熙熙攘攘，闪闪发光。i had to perform my duet with jessica at night, and we did fairly well!

这一天的结果：
我们二重唱的第一名和杰西卡的独奏的一切始终！Huzzah！

（这是我们二重唱的照片，但它令人讨厌的是他们没有在一起的照片

第二天：2015年5月23日星期六

我们没有任何学生竞争直到晚上深夜，所以it was a day of (mostly) relaxation.jessica stayed with us at the
hotel (and she continued to stay with us until the comp ended) and wanted to eat breakfast to the tiki restaurant in the disneyland hotel. the breakfast
menu ends at 11:00am, so we thought it would be fine to leave our hotel at 10:20ish. (it takes ~10 minutes to drive to the competition venue.) we carpooled
with lanai’s family and it tookforever找到停车/进入停车场。为什么did it have to be memorial day weekend? and
disney’s 60th anniversary??? we ended up arriving at the tiki place at 10:58am, but by the time we got up to the register to order,it was 11:00am
.the breakfast menu was over and done.

do you have any idea how frustrating that is?! i didn’t really mind那much, but i could practically taste the mickey-shaped waffles. then POOF…
gone.i ended up ordering a salad因为我不想要早餐汉堡。它相当令人失望，但这可能是因为
i was already expecting breakfast foods.

I CALL THIS DISAPPOINTMENT.

after we finished our supposed-to-be-breakfast-but-ended-up-being-lunch, the three of us – jessica, alana, and i –决定去看Pitch Perfect 2！it was around 12pm, but the movie didn’t start until 1pm. we had some time to spare and decided to
探索迪士尼市中心，因为它在字面上right there.我们结束了up exploring an art gallery, buying kettle corn, and taking photos in a photo booth.照片出现了糟糕，但“这是
记忆那。“

the movie was great.
i got teary-eyed at some parts, but ultimately, i prefer the original. i’m a little disappointed in the ending because it wasn’t very conclusive. however,
其他一切– the singing, plot, characters, etc – was fabulous.

之后，我们所有人都去迪士尼市中心的一家餐馆吃饭，叫拉布里亚面包店咖啡厅。我订购了一个三文鱼和羽衣甘蓝沙拉，因为三文鱼和羽衣甘蓝。
(don’t judge me for getting another salad; i love my veggies, okay). it wasso good但这可能是因为1）早晨的沙拉粗暴
and 2) i was really hungry and tired of kettle corn.

by now it was like 5ish, so we decided to go to the competition venue to get ready. there were nine girls dancing in an ensemble (group dance) piece, and
they weren’t suppose to arrive until 6pm or 7pm. obviously, i took a nap.剩下的时间主要花费准备他们的头发，化妆，服装，热量和所有爵士乐。我们真的结束了(再次)和后期
不能吃晚饭，因为到处都是（再次）并挨饿（再次）。

第三天：2015年5月24日星期日

the great thing about our hotel was that it had a continental breakfast; the horrible thing was that it was only open from 7am to 9am.
I JUST WANT TO SLEEP IN. but i also want breakfast. so i forced myself to get up at 8am to go down and get breakfast. the food ended up being awful, but
那might’ve been because i was很生气那the breakfast we held in the wee hours of the morning. (maybe i’m being a塔
overdramatic. BUT STILL.) after breakfast, i went back to sleep (because i’m actually part sloth and ineedmy sleep).

我们今天只有四个女孩竞争
在下午3点，但这是他们第一次。这意味着小孩子的紧张焦虑。我们早期（下午12点）不必要地到达，并结束与爸爸交谈
一个小时左右。孩子们应该在下午1:30到达Ar，但他们都迟到了。* Facepalm Facepalm Facepalm *儿童请。到底，他们做了
fine which is all that really matters, right?

afterwards, wefinally有一段时间备用，实际上可以吃dinner. ms. lillian (remember the super intense teacher from day
zero? yeah, her) recommended us go to t他阿纳海姆包装区因为我们几乎没有在该地区。it was basically like a super high-end hipster two-story food court, which is awesome.

my mom, as well as alana and her family, ended up eating at this ramen place. jessica and i shared an iced green tea (which is as good as it sounds), but
ended upactually在水壶酒吧吃饭。他们的主菜是这个Cajun Pan烤咖喱碗，雪蟹，虾和龙虾。所以我们得到了
和一个起动鲑鱼沙拉，并分享两者。这太好了。总体而言，非常满意的一切！<333.

day four: monday, may 25th, 2015

周一was the busiest day because everyone else (apprx 20 ppl including myself) competed. you know what sucks?waking up at 5am for a dance competition.说真的，太阳甚至没有。我应该竞争的实际时间是上午8点和9点（两个
solos), but i need to do my hair, makeup, check out of the hotel, drive, warmup, change, try out the stage… UGH. did i ever mention how much i hate mondays
和早晨？因为我愿意。

i ended up performing fine, which is always a relief.
我终于想了吃because i was starving.* the youngins began competing at 10am, and it continued on (with breaks in between) until
下午4点。结果非常成功：我在高级独奏分裂和芭蕾舞类别+ Pointe类别中获得了一流的地方;年轻人得到了
(mostly) first place on their solos and such. i’m so proud of our studio! <333

*这篇文章主要是我抱怨缺乏睡眠和食物。抱歉。

我爸爸的航班是由于到达下午5点的航班，这是完美的时机;我们都可以一起去吃饭！一些竞争对手，他们的家人和我的
family decided to eat at a buffet. TONIGHT WE FEAST. i ate mostly sushi and sashimi because i love fish. when i got home, i plopped on the bed and promptly
睡了十五个小时。周末（最后）结束了。

- 亚历山德拉