Phoenix Rising: From Heartache to Heroism
Chapter 77 One Ballet Spin, One Turn Through A Thousand Years

The Nelson twins radiated pleasant personalities.

As they walked towards the street, they hailed a passing car.

The White family's car was already parked on the side of the road, and the driver stepped out to open the car door for Violeta. Violeta turned her head and waved to Nydia and Hazel, saying, "I'm going back now. See you tomorrow."

Before the Moon Festival, Violeta had to practice dancing every day, so she had plenty of time to spend with these two sisters.

"Goodbye."

"See you tomorrow."

Time flew by, and half a month had passed. There were only seven days left until the Moon Festival.

In the afternoon, at Rhythmic Dance Studio.

Violeta finished her dance practice. A thin layer of sweat appeared on her forehead, giving her complexion a rosy glow.

Grace nodded in satisfaction beside her. "Not bad, Vio. You have improved very quickly. With this level, you will be more than capable of participating in your school's festival. But I believe you can do even better."

Hazel handed Violeta a towel, and she wiped her face.

"Thank you, Ma'am."

Grace's smile grew even brighter. Over the past two weeks of their interactions, Grace's contentment with Violeta has significantly increased.

She felt that she had finally found her one-in-a-million last disciple.

After careful consideration, Grace spoke, "Vio, do you want to become my disciple?"

Nydia and Hazel heard Grace's words and had happy expressions on their faces.

See, they knew it. Violeta would become their junior sister.

Violeta was momentarily stunned, then smiled. "Of course!"

Grace nodded. "Good, from now on, you will be my last disciple."

The process of becoming a disciple was simple-just serving a cup of tea. Grace was not particular about formalities.

After Grace left, Nydia and Hazel hurriedly ran over. "Vio! I knew we could become sisters. Haha."

"That's great. Now we'll have to support you even more during the Moon Festival."

Who could have known that their former opponent in the league would now be their junior?

Today marked Violeta's final dance practice before the Moon Festival. Starting tomorrow, the school would commence stage setup and rehearsals, leaving Violeta with no time for further practice. After leaving the dance studio, the four of them went to a restaurant next to the studio for a meal.

Grace also gave Violeta a jade bracelet as a gift for becoming her disciple.

The next day, while Violeta and the tennis club members were setting up the stage for the dance, they encountered a group of people from the dance club.

The members of the tennis club were holding exquisite props for ballet.

Meanwhile, the members of the dance club all had modern punk-style props, indicating that they were going for a cyberpunk street dance.

When the two groups met while setting up the stage, there was a subtle confrontation.

Although they didn't directly clash, the members of the dance club saw the tennis club setting up the props, so they went back and informed Lucy about it.

"It seems like Violeta is going to do a ballet session."

"Ballet is quite challenging. Can she perform it well?"

"It's likely just a hurried attempt. After all, the striking stage design is captivating and ideal for a promotional campaign."

"Hmph! What's the use of exquisite stage design? The content of the program is the most important. I doubt Violeta will perform the session well!"

Lucy lowered her gaze and said, "Ballet is the most difficult classical dance. Unless Violeta had a classical dance foundation before, it's impossible for her to perform well."

Zelena quickly interjected, "Based on what I know, she only studied ballet for two years as a child and never learned classical dance, let alone ballet."

Casey responded, "Isn't it obvious? Violeta is being forced into the spotlight!"

Upon hearing Zelena's words, Lucy felt somewhat relieved.

Indeed, ballet was very challenging, but it was also incredibly beautiful.

Their performance had a cyberpunk style that appealed to the aesthetic preferences of today's youth and was completely different from classical dance. If Violeta could excel in a ballet session and outshine the entire dance group, it wouldn't be impossible for her to win.

However, Zelena claimed that Violeta had no foundation in classical dance at all, which put Lucy at ease.

Lucy knew very well that it was impossible to become proficient in ballet in a short period of time.

However, they could have never imagined that Violeta wouldn't pick it up so quickly. In her previous life, she taught herself ballet and was already quite skilled.

In this life, under Grace's guidance, although she hadn't reached the pinnacle yet, her ballet skills were on par with those of outsiders.

How many of the people sitting below the stage during the Moon Festival at school were experts?

Everyone was just there to watch the show, so Violeta's ballet skills were more than sufficient!

As long as the stage design and atmosphere were in place, it was hard to predict who would win or lose!

"But what if Violeta learned classical dance from a teacher?"

Casey said, "Learning takes time. She's not a machine. Can one master it simply through learning?"

Lucy softly suggested, "That's not necessarily true. If Violeta replaces a highly professional teacher and learns quickly, even if she can't reach the highest level, she can still grasp the form with a high level of understanding."

Casey asked, "Lucy, what kind of teacher can instruct at that level?"

Lucy replied, "The best classical dance teacher in the country is Grace Parker, but she stopped teaching a long time ago, so it's impossible for her to teach Violeta."

Casey chuckled. "If that's the case, it might be a bit awkward for Violeta to step onto the stage and try ballet. Haha..."

The members of the dance club burst into mocking laughter.

Zelena also covered her mouth and laughed.

Violeta, it seems like you're going to embarrass yourself this time!

After setting up the stage, the members of the tennis club returned to the tennis court.

Even though they hadn't seen Violeta dance and didn't know if she could dance, they had great confidence in her.

They even contributed money and effort, and the stage design was all paid for by them.

The visual effect of the stage design, regardless of its cost or intricacy, was remarkable. Particularly notable was the elegant style that required splendid props to create a captivating visual spectacle. The members of the tennis club were all well-off, so they prepared the best, which showed their support for Violeta.

As the Moon Festival program began, the forum released the program list submitted by various clubs and even held a vote for the "Most Anticipated Program" on the forum.

The dance club presented a program full of punk and futuristic style called "3010," while the tennis club showcased a program called "One Ballet Spin, One Turn through a Thousand Years." The two styles were completely different.

In previous years, there was always great anticipation for the dance club's program, making it the most eagerly anticipated performance.

But this year, they were surprised to replace that the tennis club had also put effort into their program!

As a result, many people voted for the tennis club. In just one afternoon of voting, the tennis club was on par with the dance club. By the end of the voting, the tennis club's votes far exceeded the dance club's by nearly three thousand.