Why I Dance!

                                                                                                     Tessa F.

                                                                                                      Date: 5/9/11

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                "There is a bit of insanity in dancing that does everybody a great deal of good."  ~Edwin Denby. People ask me all the time why I dance, and how I stay so committed. I respond  "I can't stop loving it,"  and I never really knew why I loved it so much until now, now that think about it. I dance for relief, I dance for others joy, I dance to deliver a message, I dance to praise God, I dance to celebrate life, I dance when nothing else can cheer me up, I dance when nothing other than my body can tell a story or show an emotion that only pure movement can portray! I love to dance I love to move and spin, swirl, glide, and jump for joy. I can't picture a single perfect day that doesn't have dance in it, I love it too much. I have been dancing for 6 years and it never seems to get old. There's always something you can add to make it mean more, so it can touch peoples lives!

            With all the  different kinds of people in this world there are many styles of dance so we as dancers can touch everyone that watches when we dance. The styles I personally do are: ballet, modern, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, tap, and hip-hop and ballroom a little, and I have taken African and Irish dance but not seriously. I love it, but it takes a lot of time and dedication and passion. I train 8 hours after school, but that's not counting what I do in school in my show choir, dance, ballroom, and hip-hop companies. Ya it gets crazy but I love it!

            I honestly would not be able to describe in words what dance feels like. You're on stage and it feels like it's just you; even though there are people watching and other dancers on stage with you. It's a truly amazing feeling that you couldn't get from doing anything except dance, and that's why I dance! Dance inspires me to be a better person each day and to set goals and to get them. It has taught me to work hard and go for anything I want in life.

            My dance teachers inspire me a lot and help me reach my goals and soon dreams. I hope I will go far in dance with everything I have learned from it. I want to become a professional performer, and just perform all the time everywhere. Then I want to get a degree in dance ed. and teach at or start a studio. My biggest goal is that someday I can become the kind of dancer that when people watch me they have true happiness! In closing I want to say that I hope I made you want to get up and dance so you can find the same joy I feel every day!