Why I Want To Dance In College

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Ever since my mother put me in tiny ballet slippers when I was three, I have been dancing. Throughout high school, dance was an important part of my life and I wanted to continue my passion for dance in college. At the college club fair the first week of school, I was looking to see what interested me and I saw the booth for the Emory-Oxford Dance team. I was informed that dance team performs at half time of the basketball games. I immediately signed up for the email list, because if I made the team I would be able to dance and cheer on the basketball team! The next week I went to the auditions for the team and to my excitement, I made the team. I was excited to start practicing and to meet the other dancers. We practice on Monday’s from seven

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