Countdown: 6 Days to go!

Just six days until my Rangapravesam!

This morning, my family and I went to PRCA to test out my plate on the stage, hoping it would be more successful than my trial at the PCC Sylvania stage. Luckily, I was able to do my cross-legged plate step and was able to move better than I did at PCC! We went to Chipotle for lunch after, and my grandparents somehow braved through it :).

The last orchestra practice was almost a week ago. When I went into today's practice, I wanted to go all out, unlike last week, when I was trying to rest my knee. By the second item, I was completely exhausted and the extreme heat today didn't help. It is a super fast song with a lot of movement and I am still in the process of figuring out how to manage my energy for that item. I forgot my steps in a few places in that item, but regained my footing for the remaining songs today. 

My friend Ashwika stepped in as the lighting help and started attending my practice sessions. It was nice to see her be a part of this! Though I  didn't do all my items today, I was still pretty tired by the end of the rehearsals. It was refreshing to round off the evening with Padma aunty's warm bisibella bath and fryums and the fun conversations with my team.