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Cassi Arnold's Observation At Citrus Saturday

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Citrus Saturday One of the many things that Cassi Arnold was not very good at was waiting. Actually, that’s a lie. She wasn’t very good at waiting only when she was surrounded by a crowd of people, and in this case, she was. To be more specific, she was surrounded by approximately 300 girls waiting to perform in a stadium holding about 47,000 people. This was the Citrus Bowl, and she was part of the All American halftime performance. Cassi and the other girls had been at the stadium since 8 am, and it was now about 1 pm and finally time to perform. The morning had begun as every other morning of the All American tour had, with breakfast in the ballroom of the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida. During the first two full days of the tour, …show more content…

Finally though, the second quarter began to wind down and the performers were called to line up. The girls trailed down the stands and through the stadium to the gate from where they would walk out. Three hundred girls filled the opening and waited, and this was the instance where Cassi was not very good at waiting. She felt her nerves rise as the clock counted down, and two minutes before halftime, the performers began to move. They marched in their lines through news crews, bands, football equipment, and mounds of technical equipment. When the second quarter ended, they waited while technicians set up the stage and sound props. This soon ended and Cassi and the other performers stepped onto the field in front of thousands.
Cassi’s nerves switched into excitement as she looked at the crowd. It was sunny and beautiful and she loved to perform. This kind of performance, dancing, was what she was good at. As the music began, she couldn’t keep the smile off of her face. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity, she was actually part of a professional halftime performance. She performed the routine flawlessly and continued to feel the rush of performing live after the group had run off the field. She knew this was a moment she would always remember, the Saturday she spent at the Citrus

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