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I have been a ballerina and a flamenco dancer. I have danced jazz and hip hop. From pink pointe shoes to modern bare feet, I danced in every way shape and form. African beats met classical strings, from the bar to the floor and back again. Dance first influenced me in the first grade when I was taking classes in an elementary school cafeteria. Since then I have danced every where from major studios to rain filled back yards. Four years ago I faced a serious injury and was forced to quite dancing. At the time I decided that recovery would be too painful and strenuous, so I decided to quit my dance career. Four years later I decided that I couldn’t live without dance in my life. This past January I went back to dance at my old studio and just performed for the first time since I went back. My problem now is that my technique is still there but my muscles and flexibility are no longer there. I am dancing with some of the girls I used to be on pointe with and who have been dancing still all of these years that I have been gone. Watching them makes me wish that I had never quit. Although these wishes are there the fact is that I did quit and now I’ve come back after four years. All there is for me to do now is work ten times harder to catch up to the level I used to dance at. I am currently struggling most with my flexibility, especially my splits. I am working towards achieving my perfect front and side splits but I’m not quite there. Hopefully I will achieve my goal soon and be on my way to reaching flexible perfection.
