Graduation Speech : Dance And Everything That Came With It

Dancing gives me a place to be my self, and is my outlet from stress and daily life. The moment the song begins i am a mirror image of the piece, my arms swing high as the beat takes my feet away. I express whatever pain or hardship i am partaking in through a heart felt face. My love for dance led me to try out for Advanced Dance my junior year. Dance has allowed me to meet an amazing group of people, while letting me show off my goofy personality. Being able compliment a beautiful music piece singing or dancing is a rush like no other. Music is my life, and it has been a vice for me growing up. Choreographing and writing songs ignites the creator within me, theres no other satisfaction then watching a personal designed dance, or singing out

Dance is one of the major things that defines my identity and it is an interest that had become so meaningful, that without it my application would be incomplete. This has been able to shape me throughout the years, from discipline and maturity all the way yo leadership and teamwork. I find dance as an art work, that it is easy to make mistakes and fall, you just have to learn from those mistakes and get up twice as strong as from where you started. Dance is to look above and beyond and just let everything fall into place without hesitation.

Another one of my passions is dance. Since the age of three I have been dancing. Whether it is on stage, at a competition, or just in front of my family, I found a love for this art. Around the age of thirteen I began student teaching; because of this, I found a liking for helping people become more confident in themselves and their dance technique. Not only did I learn to dance, but I also built confidence, learned great stage presence and to have respect for everyone. These are all lessons that will remain with me for life.

Unfortunately, I did not enjoy it so my mother allowed me to quit. Then a few years later when I was in fourth grade I saw that my elementary school had a dance team/drill team and it looked like tons of fun. I then realized that dance seemed like a hobby that I would enjoy. So my mother let me tryout as long as I promised not to quit. Of course I made her that and I auditioned for the next dance season and made it. I was extremely shocked that I had been asked to join the team seeing as I had no previous dance experience. Now ever since that moment dance has been more than just a hobby for me. I continued to dance through the rest of elementary school. However I did discontinue when I reached middle school due to my mother getting divorced and my family and I moving to a different town. I did try tumbling and cheer for a while, but it wasn’t befitting. I recognized I did not have a connection to tumbling and cheer like I did with dance, and that’s when I realized dance was my passion. After I came to this realization I auditioned for my high school dance team and this was the point in my dance career where I became extremely involved and also when I began to take it more seriously. I began to take it more seriously because at this point in my life I was out of shape and my body was not built to be a dancer. This was because during the time my mother had gotten divorced it was a difficult transition and I

Dance has been a huge part of my life ever since I was three years old and at first I started out taking ballet classes and hip hop. But

Since I could not dance and had to sit out of the class and take notes. I cannot imagine my life without it. Some people think ballet is easy, but I can tell it is not. Blistered feet, bruises that turn purple, and pulled muscles are all part of my life.

Before I began formal training in classical dance I was performing vocalist and actor. As a performing artist, I had already gained a deep appreciation for dance, leading me to take a ballet class. When I first began, ballet was just an extension of my performing resume, something I did only to so I would be a more castable actor. Nevertheless, I soon after I began dancing it became my focus and I began the normal daily training schedule of Pre-Professional student. Throughout my career, it was the art of dance that inspired me. Although important, my technique was just a tool and my body was just the canvas.

Dance has always been a part of my life, whether it was from the first day my mom taught me salsa in the family room to now performing in front of huge crowds around my community. Whether its ballroom, west coast, or country, I have been able to express myself in ways that I never thought possible. Through my commitment and perseverance I strive to become a better and more knowledgeable dancer every day. I continue to learn new things and search for opportunities to widen my horizons and interact with the dance community. My passion grows with me as I grow as a dancer and I hope to be able to share that passion with others for the rest of my life.

“Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.” This quote by Martha Graham, an American modern dancer and choreographer, is one of my favorite quotes about dancing. Blissfully gliding across the stage, leaping through the air, and moving with such fierceness that you can actually feel the music reverberating throughout your body are all things that dancers feel on a daily basis. I can tell you firsthand that these are some of the best feelings in the world. I’ve been dancing for about eight years now, while I am currently taking 5 classes, with a total of 4.25 hours each week, spread over 4 days. I take one hour of each ballet, jazz, and performance, 45 minutes of tap, and ½ hour of conditioning.

Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve had a passion for dancing. My mom enrolled me in dance when I was three years old. Very quickly, I began to realize that dance was something I wasn’t willing to give up. Dance has become such an important part of my life, and I don’t know what I would do without it.

At the beginning it isn't much fun but when all your friends start to come it gets better. The dances usually start at 7 and go till 10. I'm not for sure when it happens but the student council will tell you in the beginning of the week.

I judged ballet based off how I felt when doing it and since ballet isn’t my favorite style I judged it kind of harshly. The experience it had on my everyday life is to enjoy ballet class more often, since ballet isn’t the most interesting dance I should appreciate all the effort professionals put into it. My percep changed by becoming more supportive of ballet in my daily life. In my future learning, I might look into taking up more informational classes over ballet and technique classes to improve my understanding, to help when I assist younger dancers. In my future, I’ll probably stick to doing ballet until I graduate from college. If I ever had kids I would probably have them try dancing to learn it and I can help them but if they don’t like it they can quit. The experience of ballet taught me dedication. In order to compete, you have to take a ballet class and I wanted to compete with my friends so I keep going, no matter how tired I am that day. Ballet taught me responsibility by being a role model to the little kids. When we combine classes we have to behave and show them how the combinations are

I never imaged that I would become a leader in dance, but praise God, He saw differently! Thanks to my mentor, Rev. Lynn Roberts who not only saw potential, but planted seeds in me that pushed me to this platform. I have been a dance leader for over 20 years, and have been honored to lead and minister with some awesome groups of people. I thank her for taking the time to help nurture my spiritual upbringing, and letting me see who God called me to be, and how he could use my little gift to inspire others. Yes, I may not be an Alvin Ailey dancer or even a Misty Copeland, but I've learned that if you are willing, God will use whatever you have to reach others.

Dance has certain qualities such as poise, grace, and balance. The first years of dance are basic and fundamental moves but these evolve over time and with hours of practicing. I also learned responsibility, time management, determination, and a good work ethic. Whether it was landing a specific move in ballet or nailing a double time step in clogging, there is always something to take from each style of dance. Ballet is the core, the foundation, of all of these styles of dance, the balance and strength learned in ballet are used in tap and clogging as well.

As the day grew older, people started to settle down. We started a fire, and people were eating their manna, and cooking it in the fire and drinking water. Kids were playing around, and a women starting playing her Sistrum that she managed to save from Egypt, which is “An instrument or rattle which gave a tinkling sound when held upright, when shaken, the rings moves to and fro upon the brass” (Hebrew Music and Musical). People started to sing and dance, and others went to get their instruments that they saved. After such a day, everyone was happy and pulling together. We are all in this together, and we have to help lighten to load for others too; service will be very important out here in the wilderness. Everyone was so happy, even Moses was dancing with the children. Singing and dancing is part of the Hebrew culture, and being able to live our culture without persecution, even in the wilderness, is an amzing feeling; this really brought everyone together after a long day of running and implementing new laws to the land. A lot happened in my day spending the day with Moses today, a lot of it I thought would never come to pass, but I have learned a lot from him about having faith and to trust him and the Lord, because otherwise we would not have made it out of Egypt alive, and survive all the calamites that came upon the Pharaohs people. Going to bed was a new experience for me, I am used to the beds and puffed up blankets, but we could not take much with us as we were