The Dance Moves May Be Fast, But We Make It Look Easy.

There will always be classes, instructors, and dance moves that will challenge us as dancers. The same goes for life does it not? There will always be jobs, tests, and expectations to live up to and they will challenge us. But if we do not try, how can we succeed?

Thursday's dance class was awesome! Our instructor, Amber Arnold (who I will introduce soon), taught a Jaz Meakin routine that definitely challenged the students and our instructors! "The moves are easy....." Amber started to tell me, and then she smiled, "It's just freakin FAST!" She couldn't be more right... the dance moves were not over challenging (although I beg to differ, because making it down to the floor at the ripe age of 22 was already not workin for me) but the tempo to "Not Myself Tonight" by Christina Aguilera made the dance a lot harder and more exhausting. None the less, the students stepped up to the challenge. While they were unsure whether they could handle that challenge or not, they did it anyway, and they rocked it!

Many of our students have facebook and when scrolling through their status's the next day, many of them were sore but were so thankful for such a great workout. I was sweating like crazy and I wasn't even dancing half as hard as these kids were! Amber on the other hand was working her butt off not only teaching, but dancing as well. She is definitely one of those students and instructors that goes full out every single time she dances, and that dedication is what got her to where she is today. The students definitely tried to follow suit and tried to keep up with her non-stop energy, and most of them succeeded. It was such a proud moment as I watched these students realize, that not ALL choreography is easy, but it's worth it to have so much fun.

Amber has been dancing for 13 years, and enjoys trying any style that she can get her hands on. She feels most at home doing Hip-Hop and the style suits her well. Amber enjoys dancing because it's her escape. "I feel what I have to say is, more times than not, better expressed through dancing" and it shows in her awesome technique. She sure has a great passion and it's obvious that she loves dancing when you watch her. We're looking forward to all of the great dances she has in store for this summers program!