Dance Application Essay

I am a senior at Weslaco East High School. I started to realize what my interests and talents were when I was about 6 or 7 years old. I figured out that my main interest and talent is dancing. I come from a family that dances, but does not take it serious. They just dance for fun, but aren't interested in learning routines and performing; their more like the type to just dance at parties. Growing up with the talent I had wasn't easy because I was so shy and never told anyone. I always kept it to myself because I was scared of what someone might say and afraid of them not taking me serious. I started to get interested in dance when I started watching So You Think You Can Dance with my grandma. We would watch it in our room and I would try to copy the dancers moves and pretend the door was my partner. I would always tell my grandma not to look at me, but now that I think about it she was probably peaking at the corner of her eye. I danced almost everyday and any chance I got. I would also set up index cards on the floor in the shape of a walkway and a stage and

When I moved to the Valley my freshman year I joined the folklorico dance class and started dancing at Burton Dance Studio. At Burton, I started out just doing Hip-Hop, then later on joining ballet and tap. After a year of dancing at Burton i decided to stop because I tried out for Danzantes Del Valle; a folklorico company, and made it. I couldn't do both because the company required a lot of after school practices and performances. This is my third year dancing folklorico, but my second year in Danzantes Del Valle. Although i'm not Mexican, I love the culture and the background of the dances and the stories behind every dance. Folklorico is something I plan on doing forever, and even planning to open up a dance studio in the future to give the opportunity for children and adults to learn and take