The Dream Dance A very intelligent person once said, “Great dancers aren’t great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.” For the 14 years of my life that I have been dancing, this is the saying that I have always looked to. I remember when I was little my very first dance recital was when I was two years old. I got to dress up in a deep black dance leotard with little red polka dots on it, and on the bottom was a little black tutu with red ruffle around the tips. The dance was meant to be a little mexican fiesta; however, for two year olds we didn’t actually know what we were doing. Now for a long time, before I found dance, I was bouncing back and forth between sports trying to find something that I was truly …show more content…
My dance team, the Redettes, and I had just gone through our second day at the Universal Dance Camp, or UDA, in Branson, Missouri. Even though my bones were weak and my muscles were sore, I couldn’t wait for what the next day would bring me. The next day was scheduled to be the All-American Dancer auditions. Becoming an All-American dancer was my biggest dream ever since I was in eighth grade when my sister snatched the title. The audition consisted of getting up an hour earlier than the rest of the camp and learning an extra four eight count routine. The routine consisted of one eight count of hip hop, one eight count of jazz, one eight count of pom, and one eight count of our own choreography. The routine isn’t that hard to learn; however, you must be a very trained and talented performer to be able to achieve the title of All-American. To be prepared for this I practiced every moment that I could until I felt like I had every single step down to where each of my fingers would be positioned for every movement. That night I kept tossing and turning in my sleep. All I could think about was how nervous I was. I kept thinking to myself how close I was to achieving my dream and all I had to do was grasp it in my fingers. Fixed on my thoughts I didn’t even realize that my eyes had slowly shut and I was off in a deep