During the last day of Nutcracker shows in Edmonton an injury occurred and the casting changes rippled through the whole company. It wasn't until about 5 minutes before the curtain went up for the second act that our ballet mistress realized that only three out of four male flowers were cast to dance. It was then decided to I would learn a new place in the Waltz of the Flowers. The majority of the dancing was opposite to my original spot and in the finale the role took a completely different pattern. Learning the part and the getting my costume on was rushed but once I got on stage the thrill of it all gave me extra boost of energy. It was exciting to suddenly be thrown into a new role when I had been repeating the same part up until that point. The show went really well and all the ballet staff were really pleased with my accomplishment. They even asked me to dance the same part in the evening show. These shows gave me the opportunity  prove my reliability and practice my quick learning skills.