Saturday, June 30, 2012
Here and Now
It's hard to believe I have not posted on here since my trip to Seattle. I cannot even begin to explain all the wonderful experiences I have had since then, but it's been a great few months. I am no longer coaching Davies JV Dance Team which is bittersweet. I know that just because my year as a dance coach has come to an end doesn't mean that I'm done having dance in my life, but I'm definitely ready for the next big adventure. I have no idea how "exactly" dance will come into play since I have now for the first time in my life been out of the dance world...sort of.
What I mean is that I am not currently taking classes for myself nor am I teaching at a studio or coaching dance at school. I still use the skills I learned in dance and the knowlege I gained from teaching in my current position as an Assistant Teacher at YMCA Early Learning Center South. I LOVE what I do. Working here has made me realize again how much joy children bring to my life. I'm so excited to go to work everyday and I couldn't ask for anything more...except a larger paycheck (of course). I still hope to one day open a studio. That is my dream and I plan to keep it alive. In the back of my head I believe that everything I'm doing presently will help me achieve this goal in the future. There are many different skill sets that would go into creating a business such as a dance studio.
I tell people that I still hope to make that dream a reality and they ask "why don't you just do it?" My answer is simply that I'm not ready. I know there are some things that you'll never feel like you're ready for in life like having a baby for example. But I do know that I have much more growing to do as a person and as a dance myself before I think about creating my own studio. I believe that I will reach a point where I can finally make that investment and take that leap of faith. Until I am ready to take that step I plan on living my life and finding a way to incorporate dance every single day. I'm constantly imagining dances in my head, dancing down the grocery store isles, teaching my three year old basic dance positions, and jamming with my nieces and nephews back home in the dance studio.
What I mean is that I am not currently taking classes for myself nor am I teaching at a studio or coaching dance at school. I still use the skills I learned in dance and the knowlege I gained from teaching in my current position as an Assistant Teacher at YMCA Early Learning Center South. I LOVE what I do. Working here has made me realize again how much joy children bring to my life. I'm so excited to go to work everyday and I couldn't ask for anything more...except a larger paycheck (of course). I still hope to one day open a studio. That is my dream and I plan to keep it alive. In the back of my head I believe that everything I'm doing presently will help me achieve this goal in the future. There are many different skill sets that would go into creating a business such as a dance studio.
I tell people that I still hope to make that dream a reality and they ask "why don't you just do it?" My answer is simply that I'm not ready. I know there are some things that you'll never feel like you're ready for in life like having a baby for example. But I do know that I have much more growing to do as a person and as a dance myself before I think about creating my own studio. I believe that I will reach a point where I can finally make that investment and take that leap of faith. Until I am ready to take that step I plan on living my life and finding a way to incorporate dance every single day. I'm constantly imagining dances in my head, dancing down the grocery store isles, teaching my three year old basic dance positions, and jamming with my nieces and nephews back home in the dance studio.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
What Babe?
This David Bowie inspired dance was a little more of my fun side of dancing coming out. I don't think a whole lot of people understood it exactly, but you have to see the movie the Labrynth after watching this video. I used to LOVE that movie growing up for some odd reason. My Mom and brother Jordan would have to hide the vhs at Premiere Video in Willmar, MN so that we wouldn't have to rent it again. They would crush my heart when they said "Oh, looks like they don't have it Haylee..." I now understand why they did that, but it's pretty funny that years later I had to tribute a dance to that movie. I literally made a lot of this dance up on the spot and it could be better, but it was fun nonetheless and I need to share my love of The Labrynth with the world.
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