Student Opinion: Sport of Dance Creates Lasting Memories
Launch the media gallery 1 playerVolleyball, basketball, and softball are the most common sports a person hears about in high school—the ones that create core memories and lifelong friendships. But for me, it is a different sport that fulfills this role. To me, dance has been the sport and escape that has created thousands of memories and experiences I won’t ever forget.
I have been dancing at Step’s at Tiffany’s Dance Studio since I was five years old. To this day, I still dance at the studio, and I get the pleasure of teaching many little girls in Tiffany’s weekly classes. The past three years dancing at Steps, I have realized that dance means so much more to me than just dancing. At dance, I am able to lay whatever else is going on in my life aside, and enjoy the sport with my dance teacher Tiffany, some of my best friends, and the sweetest little girls.
Taking on the opportunity of helping Tiffany with dance classes was a huge thing for me to do. I knew it would take a lot of time out of my day after school, but it has been so worth it. This opportunity has taught me so many lessons, and I get the chance to spend that time with younger girls, who often times look up to high school girls like myself.
Along with teaching dance classes, I am also on the varsity traveling team. This team has provided me so many different opportunities, and the memories I have made with my team the past few years are truly ones I will cherish forever. The girls on my team are all my best friends, and we couldn’t have a better coach. I have looked up to my dance teacher, Tiffany Malena, since I started, and throughout the years of me helping her teach classes, I have grown even closer to her.
While I am sure many others create memories on the court or the field, for me, it is the studio and the sport of dance that will forever hold a special place in my heart, and I am forever grateful for my dance teacher and teammates.