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Ashley stood barefoot on the stage, spun several times, and waved her slender arms.
She performed the grand jeté again.
Spontaneous applause erupted from the audience.
This was because Ashleyâs dance movements were incredibly graceful and light, yet powerful, achieving the perfect combination of strength and beauty!
On the stage, after completing a difficult move, Ashley suddenly leaped into the air, executed a perfect split, and lightly landed on the floor.
Surprisingly, she managed to execute another perfect split while landing.
Upon witnessing this breathtaking scene, some excited audience. members in the back rows couldnât help but stand up.
Ashleyâs dance moves were truly stunning, and the dancing was. undeniably difficult!
Even the judges on the judging panel had their eyes widened in
amazement.
Megan fixedly stared at Ashley on the stage and looked irrepressibly astonished.
Executing a sequential split required not only profound dance skills but also exceptional aerial control. Ashley not only accomplished these feats but also managed to maintain a sense of aesthetics.
When she landed on the floor with a split just now, she was like a drop of rain dropping into the lake, creating a diffusion like a ripple on the lakeâs surface, incredibly beautiful and breath-taking.
Without exaggeration, Ashleyâs skill reached the pinnacle of danceâ¦
Even after Ashley finished her performance and answered the curtain. call, the audience below was still immersed in the previous awe, unable to recover for a long time.
The barrage in the livestream was flooded with comments.
[Oh, my! Grand jeté! And a perfect split in the air! Ashley, you always
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[That is seriously amazing! Especially when she landed on the floor lightly, the scene looked like a painting!]
[I thought the grand jeté could only be seen in TV dramas but didnât expect someone to be able to make itâ¦]
[The perfect split in the air is quite difficult. Very few dancers can do it!]
Backstage, Jessica was so angry that she clenched the water bottle in her hand, almost deforming it.
âThe grand jeté⦠I never expected that Ashley would have a trump card. My performance just now suddenly seemed worthless after Ashleyâs show! She thought.
Jeremy looked at Ashley on the stage with a complicated expression.
Even though he disliked Ashley, he had to admit that she danced really well. She completely outshone Jessica.
âBribing the judges to make Jessica a winner⦠Is it a bit unfair to Ashley?â He couldnât help thinking.
âJeremyâ¦â
Upon hearing this, Jeremy turned around and saw Jessicaâs eyes tr red. She looked so aggrieved that he immediately hardened his h âJessica, donât cry. Ashley danced horribly. Sheâs nothing compar you!â
Jessica shook her head, tears hanging on her eyelashes on the verg falling. âJeremy, donât say that. I think Ashley danced really well. I c compare to her at all. Even if she gets first place today, Iâll be happy i her. I just donât understand why Ashley dislikes me so muchâ¦â
Jeremy felt a pang of heartache. âHow could she compete with you? Ashley just knows she isnât as good as you and is jealous! Jessica, youâre. definitely going to be the winner in todayâs finals. The judges are about start scoring. Youâll be able to go on stage and receive your award soon!â
On the stage, the judges began scoring.
The four judges Jeremy had bribed exchanged a few whispers, hesitant.
âI initially wanted to give Ashley the lowest score, but her performance today was just too good. Giving her a low score would easily arouse
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suspicion among the audience.â
âHow about we donât give Ashley the lowest score? She really danced well. this round. I donât bear to give her the lowest score.â
âHey, are you smitten with Ashley just because she looks good?â
âEnough. Letâs get on with it!
Weâve taken the money and have to do the
job!â
âExactly, weâve already taken Mr. Ramosâ money and canât just give it back, right?â
âThen letâs just score Ashley lower than Jessica.â
After a brief discussion, the four judges raised their dry erase paddle.
[9.2 points.]
[9.3 points.]
[9.1 points.]
[9.2 points.]
Seeing these scores, online audience was bewildered.
[Whatâs going on? 9.1? So low?]
[What? How did they score? It seems a bit too low. I remember Jessica got 9.9!]
[The judges must have their reasons. Theyâre professionals. Weâre just the audience. How can we understand as much as the judges?]
[Exactly. The judges must know more than we do!]
Seeing these scores, the host was also stunned for several seconds. Then, in a hurry, he raised the microphone and said, âNext, letâs have Ms. Rice. give her score!â
Megan had already set her score and raised her dry erase paddle.
[10 points.]
She gave Ashley a perfect score again!
The host quickly asked, âMs. Rice, can you explain the reason for giving Ashley a perfect score?â
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Megan glanced at the four judges and then at Ashley on the stage. She said calmly, âThe highest score is only 10, so I could only give you 10. Ashley
As Megan finished her words, the whole venue was in an uproar.
Although Megan gave Ashley a perfect score, after the program teamâs. calculation, Ashleyâs total score was 46.8, Jessicaâs total score was 49.2, and Mirandaâs total score was 41.6. The other five contestants had even lower
total scores.
Therefore, the contestant with the highest total score for this round was. Jessica.
The host invited all the contestants onto the stage, preparing to present the trophy to the first-place winner.
Miranda walked to Ashleyâs side, feeling indignant for her. There must be something shady going on. Ashley clearly danced better than Jessica. but she only got lower points. It was too abnormal, Miranda thought.
However, the judges had already finished scoring, and as a contestant, she had no right to question.
With her head held high, Jessica glanced in Ashleyâs direction arrogantly, feeling incredibly proud.
âSo what if you danced well? The first place is still mine, she said inwardly.
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