It was a cool October evening. Excitement and family members __1___ the hall. I was only a 7-year-old girl, but I was the center of __2___. Finally, after weeks of preparation, I would __3_ all my hard work in a dance of performance. Everything would be __4__ —so I thought. I waited backstage all __5_ in my black tights with a golden belt. In a loud and clear voice, the master of ceremonies __6_ that my class was next.