Dance, Dance..
So I guess I should tell you that I’m a dancer. I have been for the last 11 years of my life. It seems like the second I put on those ballet slippers, they weren’t gonna come off. But since I’ve moved a few times, it has been hard to stay at whatever level I was before I moved. For example, before I moved to Costa Rica, and lived in El Salvador, I was in a competitive dance academy that had won several trophy’s, medals, and awards for their outstanding competetive dancing, and I was part of that group. But when I moved here to Costa Rica, it has changed so much. I don’t dance at the level that I used to, which can be depressing at times because supposedly you advance as you get older, not go down on the “dancer’s scale.” The thing is, if I do want to enter the competetive dance group here, I have to basically dedicate my life to dancing, but I do have a social life, and of course school and homework… So why keep dancing?Let’s just put it this way. If I stop dancing, life would be miserable for me. Its like trying to quit a drug or alcohol addiction; nearly impossible. I would just never be happy; I’d have no way of releasing my energy or emotions. And that is what dance is to me. Without it, I’d probably be so stressed out, I would start getting grey hair. Dancing has always been a way to channel my emotions. If I were angry, I would dance aggresively, and if I were excited or happy I would dance with positive energy. I just hope that I’ll be able to do this for a LONG time. As long as I possibly can. Because dancing is worth breaking a leg.
Music
Music is something that we can’t live without. Its a part of our lives that make it even more worthwhile living. Its everywhere you go; from the trees swaying in the wind, to the sound of cars zooming by on the highway. I know it sounds a little strange when you put it that way, but thats what makes the experience better. Music creates feelings that remind us of special things that have happened to us. It can trigger emotions like love, happiness, anger, heartbreak, and so much more. There are many forms that music can come in: instruments, singing, dancing, and nature. Luckily, we live in a world that has a vast amount of culture full of all kinds of music. What would life be like without all this?
