Over the years I have been asked why I teach dance time and time again. I wanted to share with you just a few of my favorite reasons:
- The smile a student has when they accomplish a movement they have been working on is priceless.
- It is a way to reach so many people and give them an outlet for expressing themselves.
- I am lucky enough to be able to form lifelong friendships with many families and have the privilege of watching so many young children blossom into phenomenal adults.
- I am able to give my students tools for living a healthy life through exercise and physical activity.
- I am able to help my students appreciate the beauty not just in the harder technique, but in the ease and flow of the simpler movements as well.
- And lastly, but not in any way the least, to be able to help the students create lifelong memories and experience they will carry with them always.
Dance was a huge part of my life growing up. And though I may never dance on Broadway or perform Swan Lake I learned the value of hard work, time management and lifelong friendships. If I can influence just one student in the same way my work is done.