Personal Narrative: The Dance Team

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High School is a time when you venture out and try new things you probably never considered before. A catalyst in my life was joining dance team at the end of freshman year. When I was younger I did dancing for different places, but in fifth grade I stopped dancing. Honestly, I felt like I was not really doing anything productive since I didn’t have extracurricular activities. Dance was a large part of my life since I always seemed to find my way back to it. Dance has given me the chance to meet new people, doors to be opened, and of course do what I love.
Even though I took a break from dance I always still loved to do it. Freshman year during the homecoming pep rally I saw the dance team and I decided that was what I wanted to do, and that is what I did. In the spring I tried out for dance team. Coming into the tryouts was very intimidating. A three day clinic is held at Lane and the last day is tryouts. After school I got ready with my friends for tryouts and going up the stairs to the adventure gym I could see all of the people trying out. There were about 90 boys and girls trying out for the team. I felt nervous because I had to tryout against all of these different people. The clinic days went by and some people left so numbers started to die down.
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We have already done halftime routines for football games and that has been an amazing experience. It such an amazing feeling dancing in front of a full crowd with the best team ever by your side. I look back and I am so glad that I decided to try out for dance, I don’t regret it one bit. I was nervous to perform in front of the judges but I conquered my nervous fear. I feel like I have grown from then, and I will continue to grow on this time throughout the years to come. This time has given me a chance to make new friends, doors to be opened, and of course,

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