Assignment 1: Personal Goal Assessment

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Assignment #1 : Personal Goal Assessment
Dance for many other people may be going out to a nightclub with friends and partying the night away or dancing with family members at a family events. But dance means so much more to me, it is my passion, my driver force and my liberation from the outside world, I find my true purpose in dancing. Currently, as a dancer I see myself as a work in progress. I am not where I want to be technique wise, that is the reason I decided to take this class. I want to broaden my dance vocabulary, learn new ways to moves and expand my creativity while choreographing, these are my three goals for this semester in modern.
I myself feel that by taking this course it will push me closer towards my dance goals and aspirations.

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