Dance

Jazz (2013)

Dance has always been a HUGE part of my life! I have been dancing since I was about 2 years old at Janet's and I'm coming down to my last years which is of course sad. Ever since I was little I always looked up to the older girls and couldn't wait to be in the company and do the guy/girl dance and do a solo my senior year and get all the cool costumes! Well now I'm here and it's awesome, except for the part of next year being my last year...

Guy/girl dance with Colin (2013)

Dance has made me learn so many things and I've also made A TON of new friends through dance. They're all great and my dance family is the best. I believe every year since I was in 5th grade, I have been demonstrating and assistant teaching with a class. I remember the first class I ever helped with still and now some of those girls are in the Junior company and I'm dancing with them and it's really weird.

I've always told myself that if I'm teaching next year (which I hope to God I am), that I'm going to do a solo to a Disney song and NOT a lyrical dance. I'm tired of seeing all of the seniors do lyrical... I HATE lyrical, I want to do something fun and energetic and I'm really excited!

Not only do I dance though, I also tumble and I LOVE to tumble. I love being able to flip all over the place and try new things and just roll around. My goal for this year is to make my aerial better!

Mackenzie and me on the Disney World trip!

5th grade was my first year on a company team (pre-team) and we went to Disney World and danced.. so you probably know how exciting that was for me! It was awesome because I got to do a thing that I love AT a place that I love. And not only is it my dream to be Ariel at Disney World, my dream is also to be a dancer in a parade or a show somewhere at Disney World, preferably the Festival of the Lion King because that's my favorite show there! Or the Beauty and the Beast one, I don't know.. any of them would be AWESOME! My mom actually showed me this link down here....

http://disneyauditions.com/audition-calendar/?aud_id=5724

And it's like the perfect thing for me and I just wish I was 18 so that I could go and audition for a spot! Mackenzie and I have also been not only dance best friends, but best friends for a long time! She's awesome and I love dancing with my girl Kenzie.

Lyrical (2013)

Dancing is my get away though. Whenever I'm having a rough or long day, I love getting to go to the studio and just being able to put all those troubles aside and just dance it out and not even worry about it. Even in the mornings when I'm getting ready or in the car or in the shower or when I'm just chillin', I'm always dancing. ALWAYS.

All in all, dance is a huge part of my life and to continue with it in some way when I get to college would be really, really, really awesome.

Stay classy and come back,
Mariah