“I am a Junior at BHS and I have been dancing for seven years. I dance at Baldwin City Creative Arts which is our local dance studio and I am also a member of the BHS Dance Team. My dance studio season is all year round, we start classes when school starts and our classes end when school ends. I also participate in summer classes and conditioning so I don’t lose my strength over the summer. For the dance team we perform during football season and basketball season. We also go to the National Dance Alliance camp every summer where we learn all of our routines. I have won numerous ribbons at the National Dance Alliance camp. I dance because it makes me very happy and I couldn’t imagine my life without it. I take three classes a week and I am so excited that I get that opportunity. I also teach a bitty ballet class for four and five year olds. It is super fun to pass my love of ballet onto little kids who are interested. This year I am performing in my studio’s version of the Nutcracker. I am playing the part of the sugar plum fairy which is one of the lead roles and one of the most well known dances in the Nutcracker. I have thought about pursuing a career in dance. I’ve thought about going to college for dance and entrepreneurship and then opening my own dance studio. My favorite ballet memories have been from my recitals over the years. Every year I have so much fun performing and I love wearing my dance costumes.”