[INTRO — PERCUSSION + CHANTS] [Footsteps. Clapping. Students fill the stage.] ENSEMBLE: Hey! Hey! Hey! ⸻ JORDAN: You know what’s crazy? ⸻ MAYA: What? ⸻ JORDAN: We actually made it here. ⸻ ENSEMBLE: SENIOR YEAR! ⸻ [VERSE 1 — JORDAN + STUDENTS] JORDAN: No more freshmen asking where to go, No more waiting for somebody else to know. We’ve been standing in the background for too long… Now it’s time to turn the lights on. ⸻ STUDENT 1: We’ve got stories nobody else can tell. STUDENT 2: We’ve got memories hidden in these halls. STUDENT 3: Every corner has a piece of us… ⸻ ENSEMBLE: And we’re not done yet! ⸻ [VERSE 2 — MAYA] MAYA: Every dream I wrote down on a page, Every song I saved for another day… Maybe I was waiting for a sign, Maybe the sign was always mine. ⸻ [PRE-CHORUS — ALL] ENSEMBLE: No more “someday,” No more “maybe.” No more waiting around. The world can call us when it’s ready… But tonight we own this town! ⸻ [CHORUS — HUGE DANCE NUMBER] FULL COMPANY: 🎶 THIS IS OUR YEAR! THIS IS OUR MOMENT! Everything we’ve wanted is right here! We’ve been running toward this forever, Now we’re finally standing here! 🎶 ⸻ 🎶 THIS IS OUR YEAR! TURN UP THE MUSIC! Let the whole world know our names! We’re not afraid of tomorrow… Tonight we’re lighting up the stage! 🎶 ⸻ [DANCE BREAK] [Big choreography.] [Students move through:] [* dance studios] [* rehearsal rooms] [* hallways] [* city streets] ⸻ ENSEMBLE (rhythmic): One year! One chance! One shot! One dance! ⸻ JORDAN: No one’s gonna tell us we can’t! ⸻ MAYA: No one’s gonna stop us now! ⸻ ALL: LOOK AT US! ⸻ [SECTION — CHARACTER MOMENTS] AVA: This year I won’t just chase perfection… I’ll remember why I started. ⸻ ELIJAH: This year I won’t dance for approval… I’ll dance because I love it. ⸻ RILEY: This year I won’t stay behind the camera… Maybe it’s my turn to be seen. ⸻ [BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL LIFT] (Music lowers but stays hopeful.) MAYA: What if everything changes? ⸻ JORDAN: Then we change together. ⸻ AVA: What if we don’t know where we’re going? ⸻ ELIJAH: Then we find out. ⸻ [FINAL CHORUS — MASSIVE] FULL COMPANY: 🎶 THIS IS OUR YEAR! OUR TIME IS NOW! No more standing in the shadows! We’ve got dreams inside our hearts, And we’re ready to start! 🎶 ⸻ 🎶 THIS IS OUR YEAR! Remember this forever! Every laugh, every tear, every day! Because someday we’ll look back and say… We were young. We were fearless. We were here. 🎶 ⸻ [FINAL BUTTON] (Everyone takes a picture together.) JORDAN: Senior year. ⸻ MAYA: Make it count. ⸻ FULL COMPANY: THIS IS OUR YEAR! (Lights explode. Blackout.)
