The Day I... {Rachel}

Danced for 8+ hours straight! This past Friday and Saturday I had the opportunity to go to a dance workshop put on by the the NYCDA {New York City Dance Alliance}. As you can imagine dancing {very hard} for 8 hours doesn't feel so good, on the mind and body. But because of Daylight Savings it all worked out in the end.

It was a very special event because I got to take classes from some professional dancers, and experience the real dance world. Because my studio doesn't compete I haden't ever tasted any of that crazyness before. My company will {most likely} never compete, but I hope we get to keep going to these conventions.

I am glad that we don't compete. Most people {companies/studios} have a different philosophy about dance. They love it because they get to show what great dancers they are to the world. I am totally cool with that. But the reason I dance is to share my talent and to spread the joy I have from dancing, and to inspire others. One of my good friends said this to me, "You can't dance for the world and for the Lord at the same time". That is what I mean.

There was lots of great dancers there and I was glad that I got to see first hand what really goes on out side of my little studio. I even got to watch a competition! It was a hole new experience for me, and I'm glad that I could learn lots of new things. I even got to do a real adution!

From my studio there was about 30 girls that went to the workshop. 3 of them where juniors, including me, and the rest where all teens and seniors. That means that all the juniors are in one room, and all the teens and seniors are in another. All the teachers tough at the speed of light, I knew all the steps but I couldn't catch on. Friday was a little overwhelming {Ok, alot!}, in fact Friday night I didn't want to go back on Saturday! But Saturday was lots better, I started catching onto the combos and feeling a little better about myself.

Because it was in Salt Lake me and 3 of my dance friends carpooled. We all know each other really good, and love each other like sisters, because when you spend 12 hours a week with them that's just how it goes. I had to laugh when I came home from dance one night and I found myself texting those girls that I had just seen for 4 hours before! Anyway... on Firday night we got done dancing at 8:30 and we where ready for some fresh air and ice cream. My parents where taking us home and they knew we would be hungry, so we made a late night Cold Stone trip. It was deliscious, and we all had a good time laughing our heads off.

I had a good time last weekend, and learnd LOTS! I hope I will be able to do it again! Thanks NYCDA!

Love,

         Rachel