“How My Greatest Fear Became My Greatest Strength” is a line I’ve seen over and over again, but I could never wrap my head around it. How can your greatest fear possibly become your greatest strength? I thought that people just go around preaching it to sound intellectual. Little did I know I would eventually be the one to discover that dance—my greatest nightmare and passion—has made me become the person that I am today. Dancing has always been a part of my life. As a child, just by being on stage and goofing around made me happy. It wasn’t until the end of elementary school when I really became interested in dance, and it wasn’t until I joined a dance team when I recognized that dance is more than just learning and performing a choreography. It requires confidence and the will to better yourself as a dancer and a person. I greatly underestimated the power of dancing what it takes to learn how to dance.
It was a Friday near the end of freshman year when my friends told me they were going to audition for a dance team after school that day. At …show more content…
I honestly did not know what to do so I ended up doing simple moves that I had learned from Chris. I also tried to do my own freestyle without thinking but I felt like many eyes were judging me so I stopped. That was one of the most scariest moments of my life. Practices went on like that until I couldn’t take it anymore. I became so nervous of coming to practice and having to freestyle. This went on until I eventually started to lie and skip practice. At first I only intended to skip one practice. “I’ve been working really hard so I deserve this break” was just an excuse so I didn’t feel guilty. However, it became two practices a month and even three practices a month. Basically, I was running away from myself. I couldn’t talk about it with anyone because I felt very
It was a Friday near the end of freshman year when my friends told me they were going to audition for a dance team after school that day. At …show more content…
I honestly did not know what to do so I ended up doing simple moves that I had learned from Chris. I also tried to do my own freestyle without thinking but I felt like many eyes were judging me so I stopped. That was one of the most scariest moments of my life. Practices went on like that until I couldn’t take it anymore. I became so nervous of coming to practice and having to freestyle. This went on until I eventually started to lie and skip practice. At first I only intended to skip one practice. “I’ve been working really hard so I deserve this break” was just an excuse so I didn’t feel guilty. However, it became two practices a month and even three practices a month. Basically, I was running away from myself. I couldn’t talk about it with anyone because I felt very