This morning I thought I would go to the park and paint with some leftover paint from yesterday, but I ended up just walking around.
Exercise, I suppose.
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Four (4) kids from LaGuardia got Juilliard callbacks.
That in itself is a big deal, almost no one gets a callback.
Daya's friends E and K had their callback audition today.
They both got cut.
The audition is all day and Juilliard cuts people as the day progresses.
If you make it to the interview at the end, then you wait until April 1st to find out if you made it in or not.
If you get cut you're out, the end.
I'm a bit freaked out that K and E got cut, to be honest.
Both of them are scary-good. K won Young Arts this year and that is a Very Big Deal.
Both of them are scary-good. K won Young Arts this year and that is a Very Big Deal.
And she got cut!
The day started with 29 people, 11 made it to interviews.
Daya and her friend A go in next Saturday.
This is all very nerve-wracking, and dealing with this stuff isn't in ANY of the parenting books!
We basically need an Act of God.
Getting into Juilliard is truly an Act of God.
No one knows what they look for or how they find it.
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This is a very similar situation to when Daya was auditioning for LaGuardia, which is also impossible to get into. The thing about it is- there is a perspective balance between dreaming big but not being allowed to crash if it doesn't happen.
LaGuardia was like that and so is Juilliard.
Daya really, really wants it- and I want it for her as well.
It would be a good fit, she is the same kind of crazy as Juilliard.
I do think it is a good energy match.
Do I think she can do it?
Yes. Yes I do.
But she can't crash if she doesn't get it. She just can't.
It's like... you can't be devastated if you don't win the mega-millions jackpot.
Life doesn't end.
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Anyhow A's mom and I are both extremely nervous this week, and freaked out that E and K got cut.
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Jackie and i met tonight to go see the new magic Mike movie.
It was really fun.
Highly recommended for a goofy night out.
Best of luck to Daya. I hope that Mommas nerves are not snapped too. A bit of Magic Mike would be nice.
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