me and Allie ^^ in class
So today was my last day of dance till September. I am a little bummed. I have been taking dance since I was about 8 and I really like it. I like the feeling of getting all stretched out and limber. It's quite relaxing. I also like the way dance touches my soul as we tell a story with our bodies.
I take a semi-private class with a friend of mine, Allie, and we have been dancing together since a talent show in 5th grade where we rocked the house! We also sing together, but I don't want to get side tracked.
We take ballet, modern and contemporary with a bit of Jazz. It's an hour and a half class so we mix it up each week. I use to keep my dance classes a secret. It's not that I was ashamed of them; I just found myself surrounded by peers that didn't understand a guy in dance. My school is a small country type school. If you take dance, you MUST be gay! Since I like the ladies, I found it easier to just do my thing and not tell anyone. Once I hit high school and people were less concerned with what others were doing, it was easier to just be honest. Plus I wanted the dance roles in the musicals and it was pretty obvious that I enjoyed it, so I quit worrying about what people think about it. I am good at it so why hide it?
Our teacher is great. She's young and easy on the eyes, very skilled and helpful. It's a small private school that's really spread by word of mouth. I use to attend a large school with a competition team. I really have no desire to compete in dance. I take it so I can get accepted into a good musical theatre program at a good university. That is my goal.
So I'll miss dance for the summer, but I'll be attending a Summer Intensive in theatre and we usually do a dance number at the end of the program, so at least I'll get to dance a little....
I have to get a job this summer so I probably need the break. Our teacher told us to stretch over the summer....pchea-like that's ganna happen....lol
I take a semi-private class with a friend of mine, Allie, and we have been dancing together since a talent show in 5th grade where we rocked the house! We also sing together, but I don't want to get side tracked.
We take ballet, modern and contemporary with a bit of Jazz. It's an hour and a half class so we mix it up each week. I use to keep my dance classes a secret. It's not that I was ashamed of them; I just found myself surrounded by peers that didn't understand a guy in dance. My school is a small country type school. If you take dance, you MUST be gay! Since I like the ladies, I found it easier to just do my thing and not tell anyone. Once I hit high school and people were less concerned with what others were doing, it was easier to just be honest. Plus I wanted the dance roles in the musicals and it was pretty obvious that I enjoyed it, so I quit worrying about what people think about it. I am good at it so why hide it?
Our teacher is great. She's young and easy on the eyes, very skilled and helpful. It's a small private school that's really spread by word of mouth. I use to attend a large school with a competition team. I really have no desire to compete in dance. I take it so I can get accepted into a good musical theatre program at a good university. That is my goal.
So I'll miss dance for the summer, but I'll be attending a Summer Intensive in theatre and we usually do a dance number at the end of the program, so at least I'll get to dance a little....
I have to get a job this summer so I probably need the break. Our teacher told us to stretch over the summer....pchea-like that's ganna happen....lol
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