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February 18, 2005
Put On Your Dancin' Shoes
This is a picture of me when I was about 7 years old. From top: Mrs. Karolyn Sowden (dance instructor); my sister Sirasa; me; my friend, Annie. We were performing in a recital for an old folks' home.
Mrs. Sowden lived in my neighborhood growing up and wanted to open a dance school. So she went asked all the mothers in the neighborhood if they wanted to sign their daughters up for dance lessons. Mom signed me up for ballet and I loved it! I loved it so much that I took every class I could - ballet, then tap, acrobatics, and jazz tap. I was one of her best students because I was great at remembering the sequence of steps throughout each number.
Unfortunately, when I got to 6th grade, I was unable to continue because I couldn't get anyone to drive me to my lessons. So I quit, but I've always loved dancing. I went to every school dance and spent many nights in college at the dance clubs. And I even became a Swing era dancer for a while. I think it really helped me with my athleticism in volleyball, lacrosse and karate. I still love dancing - I just wish I had more opportunity to do it.
Posted by Amy at February 18, 2005 06:23 PM
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