Question

kind of a waste of time, since were all going to lincoln?\
stefanie nodded in agreement, and julia swallowed
hard, trying to ignore the uneasy feeling developing in her
stomach.
\well, were here,\ said julia, \so we might as well walk
around.\ she tried to sound casual, but she was excited to
see a representative from the metropolitan performing
arts high school. julia let her friends walk ahead of her,
and then she headed to the arts school table.
her heart beat fast as she looked at the pictures in the
schools brochure. in one photo, a tall, lean boy with his
hair in shoulder - length twists plucked an upright bass,
and another photo showed a girl standing on her tiptoes,
painting a wide arc on a large white canvas.
and there on the next page was a picture of a girl who
looked just like julia—dark skin, long, muscular legs, thick
black hair pulled tight into a dancers bun—in a mirrored
dance studio. i can do it, she thought. with the right
training at the right school, she could be the first afro -
dominicana prima ballerina.
what happens when julia is at the
table for the arts school?
looking through the schools brochure,
julia sees many artists, including a
dancer who
seeing these photos gives julia
, which helps
her make a big decision.

Explanation:

1. For the first blank: The text describes a photo of a girl who looks like Julia (a dancer) in a mirrored dance studio, matching the context of a dancer at an arts school.
2. For the second blank: Julia has the thought "I can do it" and envisions herself as a prima ballerina, which is a surge of confidence that leads to her big decision.

Answer:

1. stands in a mirrored dance studio
2. a surge of confidence (or the belief that she can become a prima ballerina)