In The Dancer by Vickie Sears a young girl, Clarissa, finds herself and her confidence through dance. This took time, devotion and passion. At first, Clarissa was young, a bit odd and very isolated, this is shown in line 61 “as quiet as she could be, she was”. As Clarissa grew up she found something she loved (dancing) and practiced it alot. Showing how far Clarissa has come, the foster mom said “There Clarissa was, full up with music. All full with that old, old spirit, letting herself dance through Clarissa's feet” (120). She is full of bliss, radiating a different kind of energy, confidence. In the end, we can clearly see that she has gained confidence when she says to her foster mom, “I'm gonna dance with Molly Graybull” (113), whereas