Leaving Dance :(
Hey guys. This blog post is a little bit different to what I normally write but I wanted to talk about what I'm doing in the upcoming year that is really scary for me. I have been dancing at the same dance studio with the same teachers and people for the past seven years and they have become like my family. In the beginning, everything was really great. I had strong friendships and enjoyed dance every time I went to class. As everyone got older, dance became more competitive. Every one was and is constantly striving to be the best and I found that atmosphere to be really intimidating. I constantly was in an environment where I never felt good enough and always wanted to be better than my best. As much as I love and adore dance, this made class very unenjoyable for me. Eventually I started to dance competitively. This was so much fun for me because I love to perform and tell stories through my art form, but competitions also place a lot of pressure on a dancer. There