Turning Pointe Chapter 2
Chapter Two Aly The sixth time I call Sakura for packing advice, she shows up at my apartment, two coffee cups in hand and her ever-present patient expression firmly in place. I wave her into my living...
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Chapter Three Zed I don’t know who first decided that humans should cross oceans in giant metal capsules hurtling through the air, but I’m pretty sure we wouldn’t be friends. The seat belt light...
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Chapter Four Aly I stretch in my flats, bouncing on the balls of my feet in the hallway. Every inch of my body screams from the tension and stiffness acquired during the long flight. My stomach growls,...
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Chapter Five Zed Rehearsal week can make and break a dancer. We’ve been in rehearsals at home but now that we’re here, we need to learn the new space, test lighting, check our costumes. The...
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Chapter Six Aly Johan snaps his fingers in my face. “Do not idle! Start in second, end in fifth. Do you think this is rocket science? Two, three, four, go. No, no, no. Alyona! Where is your energy?”...
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Chapter Seven Zed Twenty minutes before our first performance, I find Aly outside of her dressing room, stretching in her red leotard and black tights, her hair sticky with hair spray and her makeup...
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Chapter Eight Aly I lose track of how many hours later it is, how many streets we’ve wandered, how many canals we crossed, how many times people smiled with affection at my arm linked through Zed’s....
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Chapter Nine Zed The tour’s a blur, but our pas de deux isn’t. Every city we land in, we get better and better. Our lines are more electric, our chemistry more palpable, our ferocious hearts left on...
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Chapter Ten Aly “Don’t lose that,” Zed tells me for about the billionth time as he glances over at the tiny ultrasound picture in my hand. His eyes return straight to the road as it curves along the...
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Men Who Lost Their Shirts
It’s getting cold outside…but it must be steaming hot where these guys are, because they’ve all lost their shirts! Firefighter Rick Gullott’s abs are so hot, his shirt must have gone up in flames… Not...
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