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Snow fell in a silent, hypnotic cascade beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows of Athenaeum Academy's main dance studio. The last remnants of winter twilight seeped through the frosted glass, stretching long, distorted shadows across the gleaming oak floor where thirty students stood, breath still misting in the chilled air. The room carried the sharp scent of rosin, the damp warmth of recent exertion, and the metallic bite of the encroaching night. As the murmurs died down, the coach—a lean man with silver threading his temples—stepped onto the low platform at the front. His voice sliced through the quiet. "As I do every year, I've been observing you these past months. I've selected ten of you to represent us at the annual gala." A ripple of anticipation, then gasps, as names were calle…