Stories tagged “dancer”
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Allegro
The laces of her slippers have lost their color and the ends are frayed. She’s almost ashamed to be seen in them, but as soon as the music starts, as soon as she gives her first jeté, she forgets about the state of her laces or the hole in her tutu....
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A Dancer's Dream [Starving Artist Challenge]
Karen’s life was over with two simple words: “You’re pregnant!” The doctor smiled. She cried. Her dream stolen by some awkward boy who fumbled with her bra in the back of his parent’s car. Ten years of dance classes, wasted; the hours of ...
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Hardly Exotic
It was uncomfortable watching her dance, that sleazy smile plastered over her face hiding the fear and shame in her eyes. You could watch for hours and never see her shiver. I sat and stared at my glass, the light from the wine leaving a pale yellow sh...
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Dancing
Just before my eyes golden tendrils leap for the sky, springing from hot coals made from wood thats bone dry. Crackles and pops take a familiar beat to be joined by the crickets playing violin with their feet. Woodwind will chime in whenever breezes wi...