I stood on stage staring out into the crowd with my tiny, pink ballet shoes on with my baby doll named Candy wrapped in my arms. It was my first dance recital and all lights were on me, because I had not exited the stage with the rest of my classmates, as I was too fixated with remaining on my tape as I had been instructed to do for the past eight months. I took this instruction very literal and did not understand that I was suppose to dance, but just stay in my own vicinity. Therefore, my motionless body had to be carried off the stage for my very first dance recital.
Dancing was not exactly something I chose to do, because being two there was not much I was able to decide on my own. My nanny, my dad’s only sister, was my instructor; therefore, dancing was just a hobby of her’s that she wanted me to try, since I was the only granddaughter in the family at the time. I would attend class once a week and basically just stand there for an hour perfectly covering my green tape. Of course, I was always on the green tape because that was the middle color spot
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When I reached high school I wanted to try out for the dance team, so I did just that. I thought there was no possible way I would not make the team because at this point I had now danced for over thirteen years. I still remember the dance team coach approaching me during tryouts and telling me I was a beautiful dancer, so I thought I had it in the bag. However, when the team list came out my name was not on it. I was very bothered as to why I had not made the team, because I had so much experience and the coach herself had even said I was a beautiful dancer. Yet, when I sat back and analyzed her words of me being I beautiful, I noticed something. I was, in fact, a beautiful dancer; however, dance team choreography is not beautiful; it is peppy, sassy and very jazz oriented. That style was not me! I possessed a unique flow, a certain poise, and a specific grace of a ballet
I had just broken my glasses. It was December and my elementary school class would be taking us to the most recognized ballet, The Nutcracker. Because our seats were pretty far from the stage, I found it very difficult to see. Embarrassed, I walked and spoke to my teacher, she of course understood my situation and arranged for me and a friend to sit in the front row. Breathtaking was the experience, gazing at the beautiful ballerinas in their intricate costumes and tutus, dancing on their pointes, making jetès and èchappès, I remained extremely captivated throughout the whole performance.
When I was about four or five years old, I was introduced to Ballet. I adored being a little ballerina and would read the same dance booklet everyday, practicing the five positions and gracefully positioning my tiny arms and fingers to match the little girl in the illustrations. Because I loved dance so much, my mother enrolled me in Donna Hammond-Phelps
I have been in chorus and dance almost my entire life, singing and dancing are my passions and ever since I was young I have loved these activities and participated in events involving this. I've taken dance since I was four years old and still am now. One particular moment that represe...
I have been dancing since the age of four. I started my intense training with Tanju and Patricia Tuzer, Debra Bale, and Linda Brown at Tuzer Ballet. I developed as a dancer, attending every summer intensive performing in every show, advancing from intermediate to apprentice to junior company and finally to senior company. The dance studio became my second home. I took classes in ballet, pointe, modern, contemporary, tap, jazz, lyrical jazz, theatrical movement, hip-hop, zumba, and African-Ballet, pointe, contemporary, and lyrical jazz being my favorites. Even w...
I have been a dancer since the age of 3. My earliest memory of dance was when I was too terrified to go on stage during a recital and I refused to go on no matter how much they tried to push me. Up until the age of about 12, dance had been just a hobby or an extracurricular activity. In fact, I didn’t even enjoy going to dance. I didn’t have friends there and I wasn’t that good of a dancer. It wasn’t until I participated in Dance Bermuda’s summer dance intensive in collaboration with the American Ballet Theatre in 2012, that I realized that I had a passion for dance. At the program, I was exposed to other dancers that were my age and older and most of them were much more advanced than I. So to avoid being the worst dancer in the program, I took to YouTube and watched hours and hours of dance videos. I researched all the ways to improve my ballet technique. I can remember trying to practice my pirouettes in the kitchen and falling onto the table and knocking a whole bunch of things over. I was determined to be as good as the other girls in the program. By the end of the two weeks I was fired up, motivated, and ready to get back to class after the summer.
Growing up, one of my priorities was dance. I started dancing at age five at the City Performing Arts Academy and at fifteen I began taking classes at Elite Dance Academy. From early on in my dance career, I aspired to be just like the older dancers at my studio. They were such beautiful dancers and I dreamed of growing up to be as talented as they were. I remember in one of my classes we were given the opportunity to watch the advanced ballet class dance. This was the first time I ever saw dancers en pointe. I was utterly awestruck. I could not wrap my head around how these girls could so gracefully and seemingly effortlessly dance on their toes; however, I knew from that moment that I wanted nothing more than to dance en pointe. Soon, I realized
At age 3, I remember the spotlight shining on stage, as I danced my first dance recital. At 6, I remember moving to St. Louis, Missouri and trying to find a brand new dance studio and leaving the one behind in New Jersey. At 12, I remember I tried out for the Dance Floor’s competition team and not making the team, but I was put on another competitive team. At 14, I tried out for the Lafayette’s Dance Team, and not making the team and broke down in tears; I thought my high school career was over, not until I tried out for the tennis team.
However, I was not going to let it get in the way of my love for dance so I pushed myself as hard as I could in every single class, and still do to this day. For me, the real challenge came down to the dance rehearsals during my first year for one dance in particular...Red Dress. I would come home from these rehearsals in tears and I remember telling my mom that I thought I was ruining this dance despite how much effort I was putting into the rehearsals. It was because of this dance that I told my mom I wanted to quit dance. She then told Miss EV about what I had said, and I was instantly encouraged to keep dancing. I owe Miss EV for that one. Without her encouragement, I don't know if I would still be dancing today. For the rest of that year, I worked my butt off proving that I was worthy of being in the dances I was in. Still to this day, I feel that I am still trying to prove to all of my teachers that I am worthy of my positions in dance. Because of that, I will never stop putting 110% into everything I do. Furthermore, in my life, dance reinforced the importance of commitment and hard work. Dance and school are two areas of my life where I have to demonstrate
Since dancing originated, it has been refined and modified excessively by many different cultures to fit their form of communication or expression. Dance is not static, but instead dynamic and has the ability to change, evolve, or even fuse with other forms of movement. We, humans, aren’t always consistent with what we do, and are constantly evolving or changing with the flow of society. I had to teach myself. I remember clearing out my room for space and dancing along with a movie in front of my closet mirror.
“ Well that’s the way life goes you get pushed down and you have to try to get out of that nightmare by yourself.” That's what my teacher portrays hard work as and she doesn’t understand that, that’s not what it’s about. When you’re with the same group of people for a long time you start to get attached and really close with each other, but sometimes it goes the opposite way and you completely fall apart. The latter is what happened to me and it got pretty bad. I come from a very competitive background and I played seven different sports before I settled on one thing, dance. With dance it’s a lot different from other sports or activities per say, everyone has to be perfect or it doesn't work. It doesn't matter if I’m dancing in a large group or I'm doing a solo, if I dont have the right timing the whole dance feels and looks off. The problem is when the people I’m dancing with don’t get along and my teacher
I had my first dance recital on the day I turned four. Now I don’t remember anything from that day, but I believe that that day is when I learned I loved to perform. I’ve been taking dance lessons since then, and many things that I do now involve performing in some type of way.
Depicting the story of a military commander leading the country at war against the American troops despite of all the hindrances and circumstances, it has not forgotten itself to prove everyone else that a part of history could become a remarkable movie after all. Being considered as one of the top highest grossing films in the Philippines, the film has proven itself not only here in the country but worldwide as well. In regards to this, the movie “Heneral Luna” is a historical epic film showcasing a history of bravery and loyalty and is starred by the most prominent stars in the Philippines such as John Arcilla who showed a charismatic and action performance in the movie portraying the role of a strategist leading his men against their enemies
An obstacle I encountered was trying to reach the same skill level as the other dancer, considering I started dancing when I was in 8th grade while most of the people in my class started at a young age. I worked hard every day, trying to improve my skills; every day, I would fall, get hurt, and eventually got back up. However, I managed to get up because, in the end, I became one step closer to being with the students in my class. The motivation to getting better and improving my skills got me through that obstacle because it allowed me to push beyond my limits and that allowed me to do well in dance.
Dance has significantly influenced me both personally and professionally. I found dance early on in my life. My childhood experiences led me to the arts, mental health and wellness, and into the field of dance/movement therapy. I have worked in a variety of different settings, with a number of different populations, and with people of all ages. Through my career as a board certified dance therapist and licensed professional counselor, I have always been guided by my beloved relationship with dance. From community mental health agencies, youth development and expressive art programs, non-profit organizations, medical hospitals, educational settings, dance studios, and private practice, I create individual interactions and designs programs with
Like any first experience we remember all the details of the event. I remember my first dance class at J in Jazz Dance Studio. I was under the instruction of Julie Pederson who was one of the young faces in my little town of Sierra Vista. I was thirteen and thought that the class was awesome. Now if you are under the impression that I was great the first time around you are wrong. I was the one goofy awkward kid who was there having fun. Julie thought that I would be gone by the end of three months because I couldn’t hack it. She was just glad that I was there having fun and being a good student. According to some experts, since I started after the age of ten I was not supposed to be any good. Just six months after starting, something somewhere happened to both me and my dance ability. I was put on the competition/performance team, and then I just kept excelling from there. Every year or two, I was put on a higher more difficult team.