Personal Narrative-Dance Self Analysis

Starting at the age of three dance became an outlet for my emotions and allowed me to express myself through movement. From ages three to eight I learned the skills of a ballerina and modern dancer. Dance really caused me to look into myself and fully come to understand what I was participating in. Physically, I learned how to remain poised and professional. Mentally, I developed a hardworking mindset. This mindset remained with me throughout stressful classes and performances. Desiring to move on from dance five years later, I took up the art of Tae Kwon Do when I was nine years old. The skill and hard work both mentally and physically behind martial arts fascinates me. Training from ages nine to fourteen on a fast track schedule and achieving …show more content…
This lead to me willingly offering up ideas and different perspectives during classes in school. My high anxiety when it came to math and standardized testing were addressed due to the communication skills I developed from martial arts. I began to talk to my parents and teachers. Enrolling in a tutoring program caused my anxiety levels to dwindle and my grades rise. The relief I feel from successfully passing math and standardized tests is indescribable. Extreme anxiety felt like a crushing weight on my mind and was mentally draining. Feeling like that almost every time I entered a class or took a test was exhausting and left me feeling hopeless. Working towards bettering it and successfully overcoming small obstacles to reach the bigger ones was difficult but well worth it in the end. My mind and body don’t suffer nearly as much mental battering and doubt. Rather, positivity and the ability to calm myself down has become more of a custom. Subconsciously, I believe my anxiety still finds its way to stress me out. Sometimes it wins, but most times its pushed back down and controlled. Having control of my own thoughts and ability’s to succeed is extraordinarily