“Mama，when I grow up，I'm going to be one of those！” I said this after seeing the Capital Dancing Company perform when I was three.It was the first time that my1took on a vivid form and acted as something important to start my training.As I grew older and was2to more，my interests in the world of dance3varied but that little girl's dream of someday becoming a4in the company never left me.In the summer of 2005 when I was 18，I received the phone call which made that dream a5； I became a member of the company6back to 1925.

    As I look back on that day now，it surely7any sense of reality.I believe I stayed in a state of pleasant disbelief8I was halfway through rehearsals(排练) on my first day.I never actually9to get the job.After being offered the position，I was completely10.I remember shaking with excitement.

    Though I was absolutely thrilled with the change，it did not come without its fair share of11.Through the strict rehearsal period of dancing six days a week，I found it vital to12up the material fast with every last bit of concentration.It is that extreme13to detail(细节) and stress on practice that set us14.To then follow those high­energy rehearsals15a busy show schedule of up to five performances a day，I discovered a new16of the words “hard work”.What I thought were my physical17were pushed much further than I thought18.I learned to make each performance better than the last.

    Today，when I look at the unbelievable company that I have the great19of being a part of，not only as a member，but as a dance captain，I see a20that has inspired not only generations of little girls but a splendid company that continues to develop and grow—and inspires people every day to follow their dreams.