tips for dealing with rejection
hi idk if this is a weird post but i recently auditioned for this program with multiple levels of ballet and contemporary. i went with one of my friends who is a couple grades below me and the same age. we got the audition results today and she got into the lower level and i got rejected (not even waitlisted) from both levels and i just feel really discouraged. this is not my first rejection but for some reason this one is the only one that has made me feel this way
i just don’t know how to feel because tbh i thought that ballet class was one of the best ive had. all my turns were doubles or triples even on my bad legs, my legs were some of the highest and i managed to get a petit allegro combo right that most of the other dancers did not (including her). i thought i performed really well and i was told by others that the audition panel were smiling and nodding at me when i went (as i had done the first group and was in centre).
contemporary was slightly hard for me as ive never trained in it, but the programs lower level is for developing it. i still got all the combos and feel like i did quite well( but obviously not well enough). i think they offer feedback so ill try and get that although im not sure if i can deal with it 🥲
im not trying to bring down my friend in any way shape or form, as she’s great and i love her, i’m just feeling quite down as i had hoped getting accepted would have helped me develop my technique more and as im higher grades i feel undeserving of the grade now as i couldn’t even get in. and also, if that was one of the best times i’ve danced, then im now just not sure what more i can do 😭 i feel like i was defo higher level than some people who did get in to lower program (not higher tho as those are all extremely good) but maybe my contemporary was a bigger let down than i thought.
i just feel really discouraged from auditions now and im struggling to get the motivation to continue, as i was really hoping to get into this and now i haven’t.
i was wondering if anybody had any tips on dealing with the rejection and how i can improve.
sorry for the haphazard and odd post i’m just trying to get motivated again before summer intensives but struggling.