The buzzing of razors and the clipping of scissors filled the basement of the Iowa Memorial Union. A few girls are wiping away tears as their golden locks fall to the ground. Our friends are taking photos and videos of our reactions. Other girls are chatting about how much they want to cut off, while others are complaining about how much their feet hurt. It is four in the morning, we are only nine hours in, we still have fifteen hours left.
Sophomore year of high school, I needed a change. I decided to cut off six inches of my hair off. I was no longer the girl who hid behind her hair, I was ‘edgy.’ Even though I love my new short hair cut, there’s not much that can be done with short hair. Therefore, when my brother was planning to get married
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The Big Event is where students do not sit, and they do not sleep, and they do not drink caffeine, all in support of these children going through these tough times. My senior year of high school, when I decided to come to the University of Iowa, Dance Marathon raised over $2 million all for the kids. I knew I wanted to be a part of …show more content…
At that moment I found my reason to cut my hair short again. Fast-forward to February 5th 2016, I had raised over $500 in order to attend the Big Event. I have been growing my hair out for three years now, it nearly reaches my belly button. Today was the day I was going to cut off my locks and donate them to make a wig for a little girl who needs the hair more than I do. At four in the morning on February 6th, my friend Lauren and I headed down the the basement of the Iowa Memorial Union, where they would be cutting our hair. Lauren and I stood in line, waiting our turn for our hair cuts. One by one we got closer to the front of the line. Lauren started to get nervous, as she has had long hair all her life, and didn’t know if she would like it short. To me, hair is just hair, it will grow back. I had to keep reminding Lauren we were doing this for the kids. It was finally our turn to sit down and get our hair cut. My hair dresser asked if I wanted her to cut the minimum of eight inches off, I told her it’s just hair and to cut 10 inches off. I no longer wanted the hair, it didn’t belong to me anymore, it belonged to a little girl battling cancer. The hair dresser parted my hair down the center and put three rubber bands in my hair. She started her clippers and began to cut my hair. Next she grabbed her scissors, and with one chop she handed me 10 inches of my hair. In 5 minutes, I went from hair
Attending this dance was quite a memorable experience. I went with some ballroom dance friends and my friend Mary, who is in Country 1 with me. I didn’t realize it was a fundraiser until I asked the people checking it in what the funds went toward; it was wonderful to learn that the OSU equestrian was raising money for a national competition. There were only a few people when we arrived, but as the night pushed on, the gym filled up and the floor was full of people in cowboy boots. Some people did come to the dance slightly intoxicated, but not so much that they weren’t able to dance properly. Another interesting thing is that many ballroom dancers, who are on the technique team with me, are very good at country dancing and go to almost all of the Country Dance Club events!
(Stanton, CA) The American Hair Loss Association reports that women make up 40 percent of those who are suffering from hair loss in the country. The loss of hair often leads to a decrease in the woman's emotional well being and self confidence, as it is believed that men are more attractive when they are bald or suffer from thinning hair. In many cases, medical professionals discount the effects this can have on a woman's life also, thus ladies feel as if they are all alone. Thankfully, Natural Hair Queen
Last year I participated in Dressember. A nationwide project to help raise awareness for human trafficking. Each day of December, participants wear a dress to help spread the word that human trafficking is a prevalent issue in today's society. I would like to host a fundraiser to help raise awareness and donate money to ending modern day slavery. Since we live in such a small town, it's hard to make an impact on the rest of the nation but by doing this project we can help make a difference, starting with our small high school. Another idea I have is to host a competition against sports in each season to raise money to donate to a cause of the teams choosing. By doing this, more people will get involved and each of the teams get to show support for a good cause. There’s so much room for myself and others to grow through being a part of such an amazing student body. Starting with making incoming freshman and students that may not have very many friends feel welcome and appreciated and going all the way to trying to make our world a better
We raise money that goes towards research for treatments against childhood diseases. My first year I was on the production and marketing committee. We documented important events leading up to the marathon and kept a live stream going through the whole thing as well. My second marathon I joined the hospitality committee. I aided in the search to find local restaurants that would donate food throughout that marathon. The day of the marathon I made sure all the dancers were properly accounted for and received any information they may need. We organized food deliveries and eating times for over 30 different restaurants and 2,000
What sets this fundraiser aside from all usual fundraisers is that it helps create a meaning of realization and understanding of the people that they are helping by getting people to give up something that those people don`t have for 40 hours and what we take for granted in everyday life. This deeper understanding gives the fundraiser more meaning and spirituality, knowing that what you are suffering during this fundraiser is done by people you are helping every
I have been volunteering at various events to see how people get all excited for certain events. One event, in particular, was my school annual auction. If I remember correctly we had two-hundred and eighty guests come to our school. The end of the auction was one of the most eye-opening times within my teenage life. After eight girls performed a heartwarming poem to the guests, the auctioneer asked who wants to give money towards scholarships for these students. Arms went flying, and I can never forget that moment. I remember looking to my right and see a classmate in tears because not only did the guest donate, but our teachers did. It was then many of us noticed that they truly cared about us. If an auction regarding around the education of students can bring two-hundred and eighty people together, just imagine what can be done for the
Four Penn State athletes are going to join more than 700 other students for some dancing. The 46 hour event is considered to be the world’s largest student-run philanthropic event. For 46 consecutive hours at the Bryce Jordan Center, students are going to rock their legs and move their bodies without sitting or sleeping. At 4:00 p.m., Friday, over 16,500 student volunteers are going to participate in the event.
Precision Dance Center is a dance school that is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are specializing in tap, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, hip-hop, and ballet for ages 3 and up. Precision Dance Center is where stars are born. The PDC Competition Team is a 2014, 2015, and 2016 National
RC Dance Center is a dance school that is located in Burbank, California. This dance school was established in 2005. Their programs include pre-professional training programs, ABT ballet conservatory, theatre program, pre-school dance, commercial dance, summer ballet intensive, and summer camp. RC Dance Center teaches ballet, hip hop, contemporary, tap, jazz, yoga, stretching and conditioning, pointe, and other classes as well. They have won the 2013 Burbank’s Best Leader- Reader’s Choice award.
Don't ask what business an Indian girl with my hair had getting a white American pageboy 'do. It was wrong, I realize that now. But I remember after getting that cut, my hair began to freely express her emotions and moods. It was like she had woken from a long, deep slumber. Maybe it was the shorter length, maybe it was a natural development phase. It's not clear why she chose to stage her debut at that point. But one thing was clear, she was not going to do whatever I wanted her to.
On September 10th, I had the pleasure of attending the Shapiro and Smith Dance. The performance was a series of different dance numbers that used different elements of sound and movements to promote their ideas.
Various painters use their works of art as a representation of feelings. They include symbols, figures, and expression to reveal their emotions through the form of art. Philip Evergood’s painting Dance Marathon illustrates the desperate times surrounding the Great Depression. In the scene, dancers compete for a cash prize as they see who can dance the longest. He portrays the cruelty of the time through this vulgar setting. The painting easily captures the viewer’s attention mostly from the use of color, figure, spatial effects, and other techniques created by the artist.
I joined a team of six (Joshua, Steve, Patrick, Thomas, Andrew, and John) who partnered with 15 highschool and GED students currently excelling in inner city schools, agreeing to give them part ownership of the event. The partnership was meant to promote entrepreneurship in inner city youth. The event itself was meant to promote community unity and was a great opportunity to show off
Dance Marathon is a representational oil painting of several people gathered in an enclosed area that was painted by Philip Evergood in 1934. These people are unevenly spaced apart throughout the painting, either by themselves or paired with another person. The enclosed area has bleachers surrounding the spider web-like floor that is separated by handrails. On the top left hand side of the painting there is a man who is lounging across a few rows of the bleachers. To the left of this man you see a skeleton hand that is holding a $1,000 that appears to be hanging from the ceiling with the light fixtures. In that same area on the wall there is the word “walkathon” and “first aid station”
Does our life rhythm ended up being so rapid?? or I'm simply thinking of?!. I believe I'm not picturing that, yeah I'm not !!. Our life ends up being more fast, day by day. We, ladies, have just recently a great deal of things to make or do throughout every day. So, I believe the time which we can make use of for either styling our hair or dying them, can be utilized to do more other things, I suggest more vital ones. Okay, why do you scream??? I understand absolutely nothing more crucial than the females's appearance, however you understand, the life's rhythm can require us to forget that!!!. So, since of both the quick life's rhythm and the need care of our appearances, the majority of us have actually cut our charming, great and sweet long hair and