From fourth grade through my senior year of high school, I performed in the Fort Lauderdale Christmas Pageant. This was a performance held annually by my home church, and I had the opportunity to participate with my mother and brother for nine years. My mother sang in the choir, and my brother and I danced, sang, and acted out various scenes of the Christmas story year after year. The Christmas Pageant is an outstanding production that has been nominated five times and won two Emmy awards. By the time I was a senior I learned how to waltz, swing dance, and perform front row in a variety of choreographed dances. This experience consumed a majority of my time during the months of practice, and allowed me to form a bond with many families that