My heart was pounding so quickly I thought it was going to fly out of my chest. I’ve been waiting almost a month for this and it’s finally happening. I was at The Who concert. My mom told me to pick something fun to do as a graduation present and as soon as I saw the concert online I knew this was the one.…
“If I were Shannon Miller this would not happen,” I often thought as I positioned my body onto the bar. I hated heights and even being a few feet in the air on the highest uneven bar unsettled me. It seemed as if I were on the peak of a mountain top and my oxygen supply was thinning out. Each exhale made me dizzier and before you know it, I would be climbing down in a hurry, anxious to see my score even though I knew it would be low. I hated the fear I felt about practicing on the bars and how I believed that I would end up like my older teammate Chanel, who recently had surgery on both of her knees due to an awful fall in the last competition.…
As part of an old high school tradition, hundreds of students crowded into a dimly lit cafeteria and danced until the air hung heavy and sweat glistened off every square inch of exposed skin. The schools that began the tradition of the modern homecoming dance most likely did not expect it to evolve into what it is today; at some point, we, as students, lost the true purpose of the event and instead became preoccupied with image. Even though I would have liked to think that those things did not matter, I still found myself altering my appearance that Saturday night to try and show off the best version of myself. I was not alone; other females joined me amidst a pile of cosmetic products and styling tools, and we had the pictures to showcase…
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Alternative: No one talk about what happened at the party. Stakeholder: Ourselves. If we go forward with no one saying anything about what happened at the party, the only values and principles we would be upholding is our loyalty to Simon. I would keep his loyalty by not breaking his trust in myself, even if I can never trust him again.…
Why I Sing Chaeley Winkler I cannot remember a time when I wasn’t singing. Of course, I know there was time before I could speak or burble as infants do, so there must have existed a certain silence before sound, however the mere thought of being so silent—unable to reach out with voice or touch—disturbs me to no end. But these thoughts of a time before sound hadn’t quite crossed my mind until I began to question the finer, tinier oddities in my life. These questions emerged at around the age of seven, before they had manifested as inner thoughts.…
On Wednesday, April 19th at 8:00 at Rowan University, I attended my first Jazz concert! It was quite an interesting experience. If I am being honest, I went into it thinking I would not enjoy myself, but I left the concert having a great time. The concert had 9 men and between those men there were 8 different instruments. The 8 instruments that were used were: the guitar, baritone saxophone, saxophone, bass, drums, trumpet, piano, and trombone.…
Being a silly freshman in high school who hadn’t a clue what to do, I would typically just go home and have hours of free time. Then one day I came across an announcement at school that said “Come to the Key Club meeting every Wednesday, there’ll be free candy”. Of course I was interested the moment I saw free candy; who doesn't want free candy? Besides, I wanted to be a part of a club at this opportunity-filled place called high school. I joined then, and stayed for all four years.…
Concerts have always been a way for the general public to experience their favorite artists and musicians perform right in front of them. I myself have been to several concerts, all of which have been rap and hip hop concerts. So going to an orchestral concert was going to be a very different experience to me. I know that there wasn’t going to be any mosh pits or excessive screaming of fans throwing themselves onto the performers. With all that in mind, I was mentally preparing myself for a very different experience, and honestly, I was more than ecstatic to go than I should have been.…
When I first came to class, it was truly frightening getting in front of people to move my body like I have never moved it before. Even the dance move to the number of syllables to our names was way scarier than it should have been. The amount of growth that I have personally made, and that everyone else has made is tremendous. Moving was much harder, much less fluid than it was at the end of the semester. The more and more that we practiced movements, such as the partner touch and blind movement exercise.…
Sa. The first note that I ever heard and the beginning to my musical life. This one note was enough to change my small world that I existed in. Then came the rest of the scale. Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, Ni.…
“That’ll be a dollar and fifteen cents,” uttered the grouchy lady in the box office. The lady started to eyeball my satchel so I handed her the cash, took my ticket and hurried into the “I walk the Line” concert before she could search through it. I must’ve waited at least a full hour to get in and I was even late to the concert. I made it to the seat and the concert still had not started.…
When the word “home” is defined in a dictionary you are given definitions like “the place in which one’s domestic affections are centered” or “any place of residence or refuge” but to me home means so much more. To me, home is theatre. Those who know me well will attest that the change in me throughout this experience is drastic. Theatre transports me to places I couldn’t dream of otherwise and two years ago, I was taken to a place that would change my life forever and theatre transformed to the place I call home. Thoughts and ideas flooded my mind as I stepped into the off-green colored cafeteria.…
I've never really been a good loser, but then again who is? These past several weeks on the volleyball team have really helped me to recognize the difference between good friends and great friends. My friends are just as extreme when it comes to winning as I am and the ones who are just as crazy as me. Plus the ones who put up with me yelling, screaming my head off, and getting mad at them, and are still friends with me after the games. These are my great friends, the friends that I know I can always count on.…
The most incredible aspect of performing dance, is its ability to resonate with yourself as a viewer, and bring you to react in a multitude of ways. I myself have always been in touch with my emotions, more so than one may probably seek to be, but in return, watching dance evokes a strong appreciation from me, because of the beauty and meaning I can find in it. The Spring Dance Theatre has been the second dance performance I have experienced, after the 12x16 dance I had watched previously in Santa Ana. Comparing the two programs, I have come to realize I prefer watching performances that consist of fewer dancers on stage. Performances that consist of large numbers of dancers are harder for me to find meaning in, most likely because I may be distracted by the many occurring instances on…