Dance Of Course

There is nothing like the feeling of being on stage. You're announced, you walk on, you pose, and then the lights come on and you simply lose yourself in the dance. The stage is the one place where I feel safe. Although I'm being judged it just feels so natural. I get in the zone and not a problem in the world could affect me. I forget about past problems, I dont think about what could go wrong; I just dance from the bottom of my soul and leave my heart on the stage.

I commit my life to dance. People ask me all the time, "Don't you get sick of it?!". But honestly, no not at all. By choice I go everyday immediatley after school and remain there until it's bedtime. When your as dedicated to something as I am to dance, you have to give somethings up. I give up alot for dance but don't regret a single thing.

The friendships I have made from dance are unexplainable. I dance in a different city then where I go to school so I have made so many new friends. I spend everyday with them. We do homework at the studio, eat dinner, take naps, and most of all dance together! When you dance with a friend it is so much more enjoyable to watch because the chemistry reflects in the dancing and you can tell how much they love doing what they do best, with the people they love most. My competition team has became like a family to me, I have someone all ways there for me and no matter what kind of day I've had I cant always count on my girls to make me laugh and put me in a good mood. We also have so much in common that it makes it way easier to get along then friendships I may have with people at school. I am truly grateful for them all.

Bahamas, LA, Chicago... Oh my! Dance has given me the opportunity to do so many different things and expirience things people may never get to do in a life time. I am so grateful for my parents that have worked so hard so that I am now able to live out my dreams. They support me to the highest extenet and are willing to do just about anything for me to suceed and I love them for it.Love and passion, my two words to describe what dance means to me. It has taught me so much and has made me a better person. The countless hours at the studio and litterally the blood, sweat, and tears, yet I wouldn't trade it for the world. People say their dance studios are like their second homes... I call the studio home, that place where I sleep? Yeah, that's my second home. Dance has given me a work ethic unlike many others I know. I try my hardest constantly and never back down from a challenge because if you do, it was a waste of an oppurtunity and one you could never get back.
And finally, I would like to dedicate this blog to my parents. I bet 12 years ago when you dropped me off at my first dance class, you never imagined that it would lead to all this :)