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I am a dancer
Dancer I am
I have been dancing for fifteen years now. It is, along with the love of my boyfriend, Eric, what drives me. It is what compels me. I was placed in a ballet class by my parents when I was three years old because, as much as I hate to admit it, I was a pigeon-toed fool...I danced ballet, tap and jazz for another five years before I quit to play one season of softball. (silly me) I then resumed my dance training in drill training during my freshman year of high school. The class was a precursor to the state and national championship drill team of which I was a dedicated part for two more years. After dozens of team awards and one shining soloist award, I found Lindy Hop. I've been a *swing* dancer for over a year now. (I began on the first Sunday of February 2000.) I was a member of the Houston Hepcats, the Houston Swing Dance Society's performing swing dance troupe, for one year. I competed at the American Lindy Hop Championships and placed fifth in the team division as well as third in the cabaret division. I taught an Intro to Swing class for the Houston Swing Dance Society for two months. (April and May 2001) And I am presently in the sencond month of teaching a four month Lindy 2 cirriculum. (June and July 2001) I have also been the acting (until May 2001) Co-President of a swing club founded at the high school that I attended. For that organization, I've been teaching a beginning Lindy class for nine months. (beginning last August)In addition to all the teaching and dancing on my own, I also have been commissioned to choreograph a number of routines of which I am very proud. I am currently half of a choreography/teaching team for the HSDS cabaret--girl group routine for competition at ALHC this coming October. Tena Morales and myself have been working together to choreograph and teach a four minute routine to an eight member team. (I am very proud of it so far.)
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