How Did Madonna Go To Pop Dance

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Pop music has been around for a longtime, and it has become a very popular genre around the world. In 1958, in the city of Bay City, Michigan, a girl was born, who grew up to be a Pop sensation, and become a legend in the genre. She was a straight A student in high school, and was part of the cheerleading squad. She then was offered a full scholarship to the University of Michigan to the dance program because of the outstanding job she did in high school. While going to Michigan, Madonna was awarded offered another scholarship, but this time to go study in New York City with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, so she ended up dropping out of college to pursue her dream of being a dancer. In this journey, she fell in love with Dan Gilroy,

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