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Uponastar

Uponastar

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Vince, I'm so proud of you!
You're absolutely right that the only failure would have been in not trying. I couldn't imagine doing what you did. You just amaze me! So you're not a dancer...okay now you know that. You still have a lot to offer WDW and you will find that niche, because that's what you do best. You find ways to do what makes you happy. A simple thing that most people never learn.
Biggest ((HUGS))
 
k.hunter30

k.hunter30

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MerHearted said:
I'm back! And I failed... I failed soooooo utterly badly. I just couldn't do it. It was the dance I practiced but I wasn't ready to do it the way it was performed. It was a lot faster, synchronized with other people, and moving. I had practiced it in place. I just couldn't do it. It wasn't that I was nervous or any of that. This was just something I physically could not do. I don't have the coordination for that. Everyone else was so fluid and graceful. I looked like a mermaid who just got her legs and could barely walk, let alone dance. I didn't even finish the audition, by the end of the first run, I was just so winded and my nerves were totally shot. I just grabbed my things and left. I didn't want to embarrass myself any further. I wish I could have made it to animation, that would have been my strength. But to get to that, you have to pass dance. Today, I learned that I'm not a dancer, I'm a software engineer.

You know, sometimes you dream too much and you need a good slap in the face from reality. I'm glad I did it. At least I got the experience and know that it wasn't meant to be. I'm sad I won't get to be a character but you know, there's lots of things I wish I could be and aren't. I want to be a hockey player too but that's not happening either. At least, trying and failing is better than not trying at all. At least I know now. I also know I won't ever be doing this again. I couldn't put myself through that ever again. But tomorrow, I have a wonderful attendant job waiting for me. So I'll still get to be a part of Disney entertainment. And who knows, it could end up being better for me.

Thank you all so much for supporting me. It meant a lot. My old love interest from Cali was really behind me in this. I'm glad to know she still cares very much about me. :)
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Vince, I'm sorry it didn't work out the way you had hoped. But you can always try again in a few months or something, right? I'm so proud of you for putting yourself out there and trying though. :sohappy:
 
PotteryGal

PotteryGal

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MerHearted said:
I'm back! And I failed... I failed soooooo utterly badly. I just couldn't do it. It was the dance I practiced but I wasn't ready to do it the way it was performed. It was a lot faster, synchronized with other people, and moving. I had practiced it in place. I just couldn't do it. It wasn't that I was nervous or any of that. This was just something I physically could not do. I don't have the coordination for that. Everyone else was so fluid and graceful. I looked like a mermaid who just got her legs and could barely walk, let alone dance. I didn't even finish the audition, by the end of the first run, I was just so winded and my nerves were totally shot. I just grabbed my things and left. I didn't want to embarrass myself any further. I wish I could have made it to animation, that would have been my strength. But to get to that, you have to pass dance. Today, I learned that I'm not a dancer, I'm a software engineer.

You know, sometimes you dream too much and you need a good slap in the face from reality. I'm glad I did it. At least I got the experience and know that it wasn't meant to be. I'm sad I won't get to be a character but you know, there's lots of things I wish I could be and aren't. I want to be a hockey player too but that's not happening either. At least, trying and failing is better than not trying at all. At least I know now. I also know I won't ever be doing this again. I couldn't put myself through that ever again. But tomorrow, I have a wonderful attendant job waiting for me. So I'll still get to be a part of Disney entertainment. And who knows, it could end up being better for me.

Thank you all so much for supporting me. It meant a lot. My old love interest from Cali was really behind me in this. I'm glad to know she still cares very much about me. :)
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Awww, ((HUGS)) Vince...at least you'll never wonder "what if", you've tried and I'm sure did better than I could ever do. *winces picturing myself* And hopefully we'll get to see you sometime this summer. :kiss:
 
nibblesandbits

nibblesandbits

Well-Known Member
MerHearted said:
I'm back! And I failed... I failed soooooo utterly badly. I just couldn't do it. It was the dance I practiced but I wasn't ready to do it the way it was performed. It was a lot faster, synchronized with other people, and moving. I had practiced it in place. I just couldn't do it. It wasn't that I was nervous or any of that. This was just something I physically could not do. I don't have the coordination for that. Everyone else was so fluid and graceful. I looked like a mermaid who just got her legs and could barely walk, let alone dance. I didn't even finish the audition, by the end of the first run, I was just so winded and my nerves were totally shot. I just grabbed my things and left. I didn't want to embarrass myself any further. I wish I could have made it to animation, that would have been my strength. But to get to that, you have to pass dance. Today, I learned that I'm not a dancer, I'm a software engineer.

You know, sometimes you dream too much and you need a good slap in the face from reality. I'm glad I did it. At least I got the experience and know that it wasn't meant to be. I'm sad I won't get to be a character but you know, there's lots of things I wish I could be and aren't. I want to be a hockey player too but that's not happening either. At least, trying and failing is better than not trying at all. At least I know now. I also know I won't ever be doing this again. I couldn't put myself through that ever again. But tomorrow, I have a wonderful attendant job waiting for me. So I'll still get to be a part of Disney entertainment. And who knows, it could end up being better for me.

Thank you all so much for supporting me. It meant a lot. My old love interest from Cali was really behind me in this. I'm glad to know she still cares very much about me. :)
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Oh sweetie. I'm so sorry! At least you tried...and I'm really proud of you for that. Big :kiss:
 
PotteryGal

PotteryGal

Active Member
Well, the family's getting ready to watch 'Hairspray' - I must go. And enjoy watching Joel try to sing 'Good Morning Baltimore' :D Take care everyone! :wave:
 
MerHearted

MerHearted

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Thanks all! I don't think I'll be auditioning again. I mean, if I made a little mistake or knew what I had to fix, ok. But this was a total disaster. Nothing I could do in 6 months would make me any better. But that's fine. I know now and I can move on to other things and not look back.

I get scared a lot but I always turn to this quote. It drives me.

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."

- Theodore Roosevelt
 
Uponastar

Uponastar

Well-Known Member
MerHearted said:
Thanks all! I don't think I'll be auditioning again. I mean, if I made a little mistake or knew what I had to fix, ok. But this was a total disaster. Nothing I could do in 6 months would make me any better. But that's fine. I know now and I can move on to other things and not look back.

I get scared a lot but I always turn to this quote. It drives me.

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."

- Theodore Roosevelt
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That's you he's talking about there. :D
 

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