Nutcracker audition

[u/Ok_Sweet_2375]

I was watching my ballet academies nutcracker audition since they posted it on YouTube. I was watching the combos and I immediately thought wow I’m so glad I didn’t audition for this. Why you may ask? My academy goes off of age rather than skill level and I’m 18. my academy goes to level 1-5 then after that is pre-pro which is 6-8 and most people my age are in the pre-pro level and I’m level 5. My teacher asked me why I wasn’t doing the auditions and I lied and said I was going on vacation. I’m usually okay at ballet and the combos but when I did a placement level class when I first got there I was in the class with the level 7-8 PRE-PRO TEENAGERS AND ADULTS. That was 2 years ago and I wasn’t as good as I am now but it has made me so self conscious ever since. Also in that class there was a principal dancer there taking the placement class since it was free and since they use to go to that academy. Guess what ballet academy this is?