So You Think You Can Dance Teaser

“Well, rehearsals for the group number will begin tomorrow morning. Today, you need to get settled into your rooms. We have a few more people arriving, but almost everyone is here,” Alistair said. He handed us envelopes. “Inside are your room assignments along with the itinerary for the first week, first show. Tomorrow morning will be the group rehearsal with Tyce and then tomorrow afternoon, you’ll meet your partners. The day following, you’ll spend the morning at a photo shoot for the website and being fitted for costumes. In the afternoon, you’ll have another group rehearsal and time to practice with your partners.”

“This is going to be a random, probably stupid question, but what about food?” Jacob asked, arching a brow.

“Oh, there’s food in the fridge now, but you will be responsible for buying and preparing your own meals. Saturdays are usually shopping days for the cast,” Alistair chuckled. “And it’s not a stupid question. Now, there are tax forms in there that you need to fill out so we can pay you. You are working for us. Welcome to the show.”

We took our envelopes. It had our names and room assignments on them. As Edward said, I was not with Rose. She was in the teal bedroom while I was assigned to the bohemian bedroom. Lugging our bags up to our rooms, I was happy that Rose was across the hall from me. She was rooming with Angela. My roommate hadn’t arrived yet.

The room was different than the entire house. The house was sleek, contemporary and colorful. Nigel, the director, explained that the mansion belonged to Alistair. He had purchased it after his singing competition took off, making him a gazillionaire. He never stayed there, using it for the competitors for So You Think You Can Dance and the singing competition. It was redesigned for each show. Alistair lived in a smaller home in Brentwood or in a manor in London.

My bedroom had an exposed brick wall with two full-sized, four poster beds. The bedding was simple and white with a colorful red scarf behind the bed. The huge window was covered with various colored sheers and the room was filled with eclectic and unique trinkets. Next to each bed were desks that were quite distressed, with oiled bronzed lighting fixtures hanging over them. It was perfect, really. I smiled and went to unpack my belongings in one of the dressers, hanging up my dressier clothes in the closet. Once I finished unpacking, I went to the shared bathroom. It was a Jack-and-Jill bathroom. It was purple with dark, eggplant walls. There were four small cabinets along the wall nearest the shower and bathtub. Jane walked in, along with Jessica, from the other bedroom.

“Bella!” Jane smiled, hugging me. “When did you get here?”

“I just arrived,” I replied, hugging her in return. “We’re sharing a bathroom?”

“Yep. We’re just waiting for our last roommate,” Jessica nodded, giving me a hug. “We don’t know who it is.”

“I hope it’s not Alice,” Jane sneered. “I ran into her in Chicago before flying out here and she was bad mouthing all of us. Especially, you, Bella. She says that you’re a judge’s favorite. The words she used to describe you were not all that pleasant.”

“Well, she can build a bridge and get over it,” I snorted. “Can’t the judges see that she’s an epic bitch?”

“I assume so,” Jessica shrugged, hopping up on the counter. “But, we’re here to dance and not make friends. Outwardly, she’s sweet and that’s probably what the audience will see.”

“It is what it is,” Jane sighed, leaning against the door jamb.

Top Twenty Mansion

Jane and Jessica's Room

Rose and Angela's Room

Bella's Room

Jacob and Ben's Room

Nahuel and Mike's Room

Jasper and Felix's Room

Demitri and Tyler's Room

Garrett and Alec's Room

Shared bathroom between Bella, Jane, Jessica and the mystery roommate

Family Room

Basement hangout

Kitchen

Common Area in the second floor

Dining Room

Inspiration for the back patio/pool deck

Just an FYI - updates will be suspended, temporarily, for the next two weeks. I'm the director of the musical and we're beginning hell week (tech rehearsals and very, very late nights). Updates will be resume on March 21st. Thank you for understanding! Hugs to all of you!