One of our dancers, Kate, barged her way into the dressing room. I caught a glimpse of beads of light sweat rolling off her face and the blue leotard hugging her figure, encircled by a tutu adorned with sequins and feathers.
"Where's my costume?" Kate asked loudly, "I need to get changed for the next scene!"
I was sitting in front of a mirror. My make up artist told me to smack my lips together. Then she'd finished. My reflection showed big bright blue patches drawn over my eyes and fake black eyelashes pointing outwards making me look like an overdone doll. I looked ugly and beautiful at the same time.
"Its hanging up on the other side of the dresser" The make-up artist said.
Kate went around to the other side and I heard her fishing around through some plastic bags that were hung up over a rail.
"I guess I better go and do some warm ups" I announced. I was feeling a little nervous and excited about performing soon.
"Wait!" Kate called out, "I can't get my dress on!" Kate was one of the principle dancers in the ballet production we were doing. "I'm on in 20 minutes, can you help me?" She asked.
I stuck my head around the dresser. "Okay." I replied. We closed a curtain hanging across the dresser.
"Help me get this off." She directed. I couldn't see why she didn't do it herself, but I pulled down the tutu, leaving her standing in her blue leotards. I could see her chest moving up and down with heavy breaths. I then pulled the top of her leotard off around her shoulders and down to her waist. She was wearing a bra so I stuck my arms around her back and undid it.