The Dancer Narrative Essay

It was an average day for the Jones family of Rockroad Drive. Laura and Billy Mr. and Mrs. Jones’s two youngest children were playing Soccer outside while their older sister Anna was in her room practicing her gymnastics and writing a new song for her band, The Galactic Wonders, to play at the upcoming school dance. Mr. Jones was downstairs watching the Dallas Cowboys on their flat screen television while Mrs. Jones was outside watching Laura and Billy play Soccer helping keep score when all of a sudden they heard a humongous squeal from Anna’s room. Mr. Jones ran up the steps as fast as he could to only find out that she had fallen off her bed while practicing her back tuck for gymnastics class and had probably broken her arm in

When she woke up on the day of her big day she was feeling ecstatic, but nervous at the same time. Ecstatic, because she was happy that her party is finally here. Nervous, because she wants everything to be perfect and not want to mess up any of her dances. Finally, getting out of her bed, she went to the bathroom,

The novel “The Dancer”, by Ahmad Tohari and the memoir “Across Three Wildernesses”, by Ken McCullough, are first hand accounts of what it was like to be living during the cold war era in Southeast Asia. Although, both the novel and the memoir exam the treatment of the people on the local level they also examine the effects of the struggle between communism and capitalism on the larger global level.

Samantha Ramirez Professor Colon T2K-Section21 17 September 2014 House on Mango Street Reflection Esperanza Cordero is the main character in the novel, The House on Mango Street written by Sandra Cisneros. Esperanza lives with her family, her father is a gardener and her mother is a housewife. Esperanza and her family has moved several times in these early years of her life. She is a very smart and loving girl but she is very ashamed of things in her own life and is pretty depressed. There are many members in the Cordero family, such as Paco, Rita, Esperanza, Carlos, Kiki and Nenny.

The fastest way for a performer’s career to end is with an unexpected injury. My freshman year I suffered patella luxation, more commonly known as the dislocation of the kneecap. I was in a full leg brace for a month and a half, and then participated in physical therapy over summer break until I was cleared to return to dance for my sophomore year. The time I had to spend recuperating forced me to explore other pathways associated with my art.

Dancing is not for everybody, especially ballet. Ballet is an artistic dance performed to music using precise steps and gestures. Ballet originated during the Renaissance in the 15th century. A Ballerina’s Tale is about a dreamer named Misty Copeland. Misty is considered as a prodigy even though she started ballet at the age of 13. Misty received many criticisms about her age and her body when she starts doing ballet. Many people said she will not make it to the stardom since she started late. She proves it to the people that she has the talent and determination to be a star when it comes to ballet. She works hard to make her dream come true.

I walk up to the back door of a small log cabin that’s located in the middle of a large corn field. The first step inside brings an aroma of sweaty feet and hairspray and, for some reason, the smell plays back childhood memories in my head every time I walk along the tiny hallway that leads to the waiting room. As a little girl, I was thrilled to see all of my friends stretching in the waiting room and getting ready to dance. Mothers were chatty and siblings ran around like the room was a circus, making the space seem so small, but as you went through the thick door into the dance studio, the craziness of people disappeared and we were ready to focus and learn. Tall ceilings, two large metal pillars, and mirrors along the walls gave the illusion

When I was in middle school, I became part of a decent drama club.I’d always had a fascination with acting, which I previously channeled through the debate club. We didn’t have an actual theatre to perform in, but the music room we did use had great acoustics, so we managed to perform two shows a year. The sets might have been fake, but the energy our club put in was genuine. It was from that club that my love for theatre bloomed. In the eighth grade, a teacher told me about a high school that added three extra hours just for fine arts.

Every time that the town of -------- is mentioned, my thoughts trail off to my dance recital in the year of 2010. Back then, I was a dancer at a studio called Dance Mania. My closest friend at the time, --------, and I were the only students enrolled in that class. We beamed about the recital since day one. We pondered over who would be in the audience and how we would receive this immense trophy with our names in cursive engraved on a gold strip across the bottom. I have to tell you, the costume had everything a girl in the second grade could ask for: a fluffy pink skirt lined with black sequins, all accompanied by a pink neck tie and a long sleeved shirt attached to the skirt. Just a couple weeks after the costumes were distributed, we got our pictures taken; when both of my arms were used to emphasize strong emotion to form a statuesque obtuse angle in the

"You become a vampire. But you will turn into a zombie if you don't feed."

My personal aesthetic would be described as being calm, but strong. I feel this aesthetic goes well with my down to earth personality, but at the same time preferring something that is bold. The styles of music I prefer is hip hop, R&B, and pop, since these styles are very popular nowadays, while having beats that are very appealing. The styles of entertainment I prefer is comedy movies, reading, and baking. I find those styles to be very enjoyable.

I've always struggled with staying consistent. This started happening since I was six. I remember I wanted to be a ballerina. I would spend time in my room twirling around, and dancing (with bad form of course) until I was actually part of a class. I immediately became uninterested. It was just so boring learning about positions and posture, so I left, and tried tap dancing. I never got into a class, but I got over it quick anyways. Another important experience was when I was twelve years old. I found this portuguese song that I really liked. It made me want to learn portuguese. I was actually staying on top of my game, then I just fell off, and forgot practically everything I learned. The point is I hated how I could never push through, and

A big lesson learned early on is to always trust friends. The time, the end of sixth grade and my school was having an end of the year dance. It was my first dance and I had so much to think about. Whom was I going to take? What was I going to wear? How was I going to dance? Most importantly, how was I going to act like a complete idiot like usual? Panicking I took misguided advice from my ninety-year-old grandfather. Being lost, I completely followed his advice and had the worst experience of my life.

A series of set of movements to music, either alone or with a partner. That is the definition of dancing. Dancing is a way to express one's feeling and to get active.

I started ballet when I was 5 years old. At first I did not want to join ballet. But my mom forced me to join. When I tried out, I was really enjoying the class. But I did not want to show that I did enjoy it.