Last year had a huge impact on me. I made the decision to change dance studios. Although I've been dancing at studio 109 since I was three years old, I wanted a change. The reason for this was because of all the favoritism and the negative environment. I never wanted to go to dance, and it became a problem. I then pulled my hamstring in my duo and didn't end up finishing the season. They told me that I was faking it, so that's when I never went back. I wanted to try new things and have better opportunities. I wanted to improve my techniques and grow as a dancer. That’s when i made the decision to audition at Fusion Dance Academy in Dover. The thought of going to a new studio was nerve wrecking. I knew all the girls that danced there were incredibly …show more content…
good which made me anxious. A fellow friend of mine also made the switch to them and he seemed like he enjoyed it. He told us how amazing each dancer is and how kind and inspiring the dance teachers were. Most of all the environment was much more positive. That had me convinced that it was time. The day of auditions had come. I woke up early in the morning to the sound of my annoying loud alarm clock on my phone, it was set for 8 a.m. I leaped out of bed and instantly got in the shower. I shampooed my hair, rinsed, conditioned, rinsed and washed my body, shut the water off and wrapped my towel around me. The audition paper required us to wear all black, and to have our hair tied up tight so that it was out of our face. We would get a number to put on the front of our black sports bra which made it was easier to identify us as an individual. They requested to bring any color jazz shoes, along with sneakers or combat boots for hip hop. When i got there i felt so nervous it felt like i ate a whole cocoon full of butterflies. “What if i don't make it? WHat if i'm not good enough?” these thoughts kept running through my head. I saw kyle and another girl that used to dance at my old studio. THen i saw some unfamiliar faces. The faces did not appear with revolt but almost with an embrace look on them. ONe of the girls came up to me while i was standing in line and asked for my name,I told her and asked her for hers. Her name was Arianna (Anna) she greeted me with kindness and a positive feeling of hope. She had pale skin with blue crystal eyes and her red hair up in a bun; she looked like a ballerina. I grabbed my number, pinned it onto my shirt and went to the room that was labled ‘Studio A’. I sat down near the left hand corner of the room and started stretching. I hardly knew anyone besides Kyle, so it made me feel uncomfortable. I saw Anna and she sat down next to me and we started talking. She told me she's been dancing here since she was little and that the auditions are usually easy. I let out a sigh of relief. The teacher came in, her name was Jamie Gagnor.
SHe was short, with blue eyes and blond curly hair. She didn't look like a treacher at all. SHe had us all sit so she could explain what was going to happen. We started off with a warm up stretch that last about a half hour. Then we went across the floor with leaps and turns. She wanted to see how good our ‘technique’ was. She corrected me and the other girl quit a few times; on our arms, legs, prep, and turn out. It felt as though we were taught wrong. Kyle mentioned to us that he also got those corrections, we’ve been learning improper technique from our old studio. But not everyone's teaching style is going to be the same, especially in dance. THen we got taught a contemporary combo, it wasn’t too hard but it had lots of leg movements, and it was too crowded to go all out. We split up into four groups; I was group three. I thought I did okay, but the thought of not being good enough stayed in the back of my mind as I watched all the other girls dance. They were all so good, in their own individual ways. The next combo we got taught was hip hop. Hip hop comes naturally to me, and I’ve always been one of the best. We also split up into our same groups and performed the combo. We had a lot more space than we did before because not everyone takes hip
hop. The audition lasted about two hours, i was exhausted. It got extremely hot and humid in the room it made it hard to breathe. It felt good to catch my breath and relax. I put my dance shoes in my bag and put on my sandals.
The instructor's name is Abby Lee Miller.She inherited the dance studio from her mom. She is an amazing dance teacher,but she can be extremely rude sometimes and she favors some dancers more than others.She decides if you stay on the team or not.
Confusingly, I looked at her I responded that I was, she then explained that the Hispanic community of the parish was starting folklore dance group to dance during the holidays. Excitement rushed throughout my body when my mom agreed to let me take part of the group, she *explained that she didn't it was fair for me that my brother was participating on a baseball team while I've been wanting to dance for years. In order to perform, I of course needed to go to the practices. Practicing three times a week for three hours was rough for that first few weeks considering I was a beginner, but I didn't let that intimidate me and so I continued. Making new friends, learning more about my Mexican culture, and boosting my confidence, all of this in my eyes were areas that I had some sort of struggled with but dance little by little, helped me accomplish such positive effects in the three. With all the dedication I had since elementary school I learned all the routines for our performance that would be occurring on the 12th of
When I was eleven years old I made a decision that changed my life forever. Ever since I was three years old I did gymnastics and I loved it. My dream was to become really good and win the olympics and become a world medalist. But this dream quickly was changed. After my eleventh birthday, I was starting to realize I didn 't want to do gymnastics anymore. I told my mom and she was heartbroken but let me do what I wanted, so I quit. Once I quit I decided I wanted to try something else, cheerleading. My mom was thrilled and found a allstar gym in sumner called React.. She emailed the coach but I already missed tryouts. The coach said I could come to practice and see if they needed me and if I would like it. I instantly fell in love and wanted to join. The coach liked me and loved that I could tumble. I made the team that night and my life hasn 't been the same since.
Even if I didn’t make it, I don’t think anyone realizes what you learn when training in this profession. Musical theatre has allowed me to step up, commit to my work, become more confident and to have fun! You learn to become focused and pay more attention to detail. Building sets, reading scenes and learning music betters your communication and listening skills. All of these skills I have acquired over the last few years and I they are still helping me to grow. I think my biggest take away from this past summer is to become more confident as a person and in my work. Confidence is a big part of doing musical theatre. Some people having no confidence or a little too much. Trying to gain confidence has made me appreciate my body, the little things and what I do. I have already had many people come up to me at school and tell me that they’re loving my new glow confidence and love for myself. Overall, I see why people doubt the career, but they only consider the outside results. Musical theatre has made me the person I am today and I will never forget
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.
Although I am not a great dancer by any means, I learned through my years of involvement in dance that if you want something you should not let any hardships stop you. This message is what helps push me toward success in my educational
There are hundreds of professional dancers across the world waiting to reach their success, and out of those hundreds of dancers, I qualify in becoming one. Dance is my passion, my adrenaline, and my focus that keeps me persevering through life and its obstacles. Dancing requires a lot of dedication and hard work. “Successful dancers must have excellent balance, physical strength, and physical dexterity, so they can move their bodies without falling” (Dancers and Choreographers). If serious about dance, dancers have to have discipline in taking the time out to practice, study, and practice some more. If dance is what you're look forward to doing, I'd get busy because time waits for no one…
After dancing over thirteen years at Annabel Timm’s School of Ballet, I was given the opportunity to help teach a hip-hop class for kids in elementary school. Every Wednesday night, I would meet fifteen little girls at the studio and teach them a new dance to perform in front of their parents. After only a few lessons, each girl became such an important part in my life. During class I would answer their questions about technique and different fundamentals of dance, but when class was over I answered questions about their homework and talked them through all of their problems pertaining home and school. I realized I wasn’t just a dance assistant to them, but I was a mentor.
How much could a tiny tot possibly have to share with the world in one dance class? Let me tell you, in my first dance class I thought I had become the most beautiful thing in the world. In my head, I floated above the ground with every movement I made, like a water lily; I became the most spectacular princess in the land with every leap, and the most elegant fairy as I sat down with my legs crossed and my hands in my lap. However, in reality I was running around with a blue, almost see-through scarf in my hand like a baby elephant learning to walk, and in horrible princess manners, giving my classmates, that were not taking the class as seriously as I thought they should, dirty looks. Dance class was a place where if I closed my eyes tight enough, I could block out reality, become whatever I wanted and tell any story I wanted to.
Most girls who dance on a high school dance team, either used to, or continue to dance at a dance studio. No, they are not like dance moms. Clearly you dance in both but the style and set up are very different between the two. The basis of each are similar however. While dance studios and dance teams do have some similarities, they are for the most part very different.
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.
Moving is hard, but it's not as bad as most people think it is. I moved at the end of my sophomore year to a new town and new school. I have never even been in the town I was moving to. I was struggling with a lot of things mentally and I was really worried I wouldn't have friends or even family to talk to about anything, after a week or two I found out I was wrong.
Inlet Dance Theatre is more than your average modern dance company. They are a family that always includes and never disincludes. Just watching them dance, you can tell that they truly love each other.
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.