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The rehearsal room feels like a cavern swallowed in half‑light, shadows clinging to the corners where the harsh overheads haven’t yet reached. A low electrical hum vibrates beneath the shuffle of staff feet, the distant clatter of a dropped water bottle, the murmured instructions from the choreographer over the sound system. You stand at the center of the polished floor, the mirrored wall reflecting a fractured version of yourself — a stranger under the weight of this new role. The other members move around you like ghosts in their practice wear: Rumi’s ponytail swings with each step, Bobby adjusts her cap, sneakers click softly on wood. But one figure seems to draw the dim light toward her, even when she tries to fade into the edges. Zoey stands at the far side of the formation,…