Impact.

"If you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito."

-Anita Roddick

Reflection.

The song in the video is Yanni "In the Mirror." It actually works really well with this movement. I have been intrigued lately by creating choreography to one piece of music, then experimenting with other songs. It really changes the whole dance.

I spent some time today reflecting on dance and how much I've grown as a person these last four years in college. I look at old photos and dances and think about where I was at then and where I am now. I still have so much to learn about dance and life, but I will say I am happy to be in the place I'm at and can't wait to see what's to come.

The song "In the Mirror" makes me look at the dance in a whole new way. The best way I can describe what I see or feel with this change in music is this quote:

"Friends are the mirror reflecting the truth of who we are" -unknown.

Ouch.

Jar of Hearts blunder, Haylee Thompson and Zeke Hess

Perseverance.

I just discovered a program on my computer so I can do some simple video editing. All I have as of now is this short and painful video. My foot was okay a few days later. Funny thing is I did more damage to my foot myself the following week because. I'm not sure how, but I was turning and landed on my foot wrong. I definitely broke my second toe on my right foot. I just taped it and kept on going though. And that is perseverance, people.

I love dance, but just not today.

Do you ever feel like we should love what we do every second of every day? I do.

"I love dance, but just not today." Why is that? Why do I sometimes believe when I'm burnt out from dance that maybe I should just give it up? I think sometimes that what I love more than anything else is not worth it or what is making me unhappy. But we are the product of our unhappiness. We all go through these doubts, but to let them take over and defeat you is just silly. I love dance, but just not today means hey, I need a mental break. I need to put my energy into something else for awhile and come back to it.

My thoughts sometimes make me question whether or not my decision to keep dancing is right. Why would I think that? Dancing is life to me. It is what gives me purpose and meaning. Whether or not I'm actually the one doing it or just inspiring people to move, it's what I do. I'm not giving up on my goal to open my dance studio someday because I simply had an "off" day.

“Goals give you a compass in order to direct your path through life. Goals focus your thoughts and actions on areas that have precise purpose and meaning.”

- Catherine Pulsifer

"Any time I enter a room with wood floors, a mirror, and a stereo I feel like I'm home."

Dance...because you can.

Dance is an expression of movement. Behind each movement is an intent, purpose, and technique. Through dance, people incorporate thinking, moving, and feeling. When we dance we explore and use different dance elements, vocabulary, processes, and even technologies to create artistic works of art and to engage in social interaction. People can learn not only how to express themselves, but sometimes uncover aspects about their own identities. Studies have shown that the arts (such as dance) play a direct role in brain development. In dance we use motor skills aka performances and sensory motor skills or aesthetics. We need outlets for this artistic side. Why not take center stage and dance to satisfy this need?