*waves* 15 yr-old "bloody" American here! (
Sorry, I can't help but poke fun at the American thing. I love my country, but we're so easy to make fun of! I mean, look at "Finding Nemo!" ... Wait, I'm off-topic again...)
In fact, I think we've "talked" before, in brief. But, as to your new thread here, my thoughts/concerns:
Well, price is a big one for me. I've just gone on about that in another thread asking people about how many lessons they took and things like that, so if you care to read my thoughts on that, that's where that bit is.
I'm really concerned about it, because my teacher has told me that I've got quite a bit of talent, and that makes me really happy, but since can't afford the lessons, I can't get better, hone the raw talent, and do something that I love as much as breathing...
I would also love to compete, I think that it would be fun, for the experience, and that it could bring new lessons, but again, cost once again steps in to smack me in the face... My mum's actually told me that it would cost too much for me to compete (forgetting the increased number of lessons I'd need for a moment) so she doesn't want me to do it.
To get off of my worries for a moment, my thoughts. Oh, boy, here's where I get to spout off!
I love dancing more than anything. Except for maybe my ability to breathe, which lets me dance! :wink: But, in all seriousness, I grew up hearing stories from my Nana and Granddaddy, about how they used to dance, and how famous people would come to their school, so everyone would have to take lessons during school, and you could tell who would be in their pagents because they'd be walking down the hallways balancing books on their heads.
I remember feeling so happy when they'd tell me about it, so I knew that I would dance one day. And now, I've proven to my parents that I love dancing, and that I'm sticking with it. Everything about it: the music, the connection between dancers, knowing that my partner (in my case, my teacher) is looking out for me when we dance, so I know that I'm safe, and just the dance itself, even watching other couples dance brings me this immense joy that can't be fully explained through words, as they don't give it justice. But I'm sure that any dancer here knows
exactly what I'm talking about.
I really wish that our schools would offer a "real" dance class. Our "Dance Team" consists of nothing but hip-hop-like, choreographed (sp?) dances that are a total turn-off to me. I would love to further my abilities while getting school credit for them!
*happy sigh* I suppose that it seems like I'm just going on and on, and maybe I have been, so I'm sorry if this has been much longer than what you wanted or if it's bored you, but when I start talking about dance, I just don't want to stop! I'll dance until my legs disintigrate away, and once that happens, the dancing will continue in my mind...
Sakura Kitty :kitty:
(PS-Thanks for the outlet! :wink: )
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