Kathryn, a writer and student, tells her story and gives four tips for successfully making the transition from your dance-intensive high school years to college, and pursuing dance recreationally.
Since I was four years old, I was an ardent, ambitious ballet student. While many parents had to force their children to practice when they were younger, I always welcomed the mental and physical vigor, the immense concentration that pursuing any sort of creative endeavor in a competitive setting entails.
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Like many of you reading this now, dance was my life, even though I was still able to excel in my high school classes. In fact, I thought in many ways the discipline that I learned from ballet bled into my schoolwork, such that I took my homework as seriously as I took dance.
Fast forward a few years later, and it was my senior year, a time of tough decision-making. Did I want to pursue ballet at a dance academy, or was it time to move on and go to college, figure out my career goals, etc?
Doubtlessly, many of you will or have made this decision, and I’m not here to convince you to do either. But in the end, I did choose college over competitive ballet. But I was far from hanging up my pointes. I knew I needed to continue dancing in some capacity. After years of practicing hours a day, there was no way that I could give up my passion entirely.
For those of you who find yourself in a similar situation, here are some tips.
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