Patella Choreography

The fastest way for a performer’s career to end is with an unexpected injury. My freshman year I suffered patella luxation, more commonly known as the dislocation of the kneecap. I was in a full leg brace for a month and a half, then participated in extensive physical therapy over my summer break until I could finally return to dance for my sophomore year at Booker T. Washington. The time I spent unable to dance led me to explore other pathways associated with the arts.

Because I was not able to participate in my technique classes I was told to take extensive notes over corrections and the class as a whole; I began to draw connections from the first combination to the last. This was a cognitive approach to dance that I had never taken before, when I returned to dance I was able to take class more efficiently finding connections between the corrections given at barre or during warm up and the exercises given both in the center and across the floor. …show more content…
I fell in love with creating movement and teaching others, from then on I have been creating works and working with younger dancers. I have attended the Glenda Brown Choreography Intensive, a project that Mrs. Hunter recommended for me, for the past two years and will be returning for a third year as a full time choreographer on a full scholarship. My movement discovery has been furthered at Booker T. Washington through other composition classes and the required senior project. With Mr. Devine as my mentor I was able to create a piece that received a high enough grade to award me a place in the dance performance at