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But after her name was called out as one of the two district acts to advance to state Share-The-Fun, the atmosphere changed, according to Julie. At Blacksburg, kids in the 54 acts hoping to be selected for the Young Dominions ceased to be friendly competitors. “The pressure was awful,” Julie recalled. "Everybody was out to win even if it meant stepping on somebody else’s toes.”
But despite the intensity. Julie found a bright side. She rehearsed in the room used by VPI's travelling performers, the New Virginians. ”1 got to practice in front of all those mirrors—that was the best part of it!” She also worked with John Howell, director of the New Virginians who asked the RCHS sophomore if she had considered studying performing arts at VP1. And finally. Julie had the chance to put on her make-up in front of a mirror surrounded
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