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then when I was 4, I had this dream to be a ballerina. I was mimicking those
hand positions shown by them. One day, my mom asked me if I wanted to join a
ballet class, and, with full conviction, I humbly said yes. Since then, I never
stopped dancing.
Dancing had
always been a friend to me – the type of friend that you will never imagine losing.
I don’t know why, but I’ve always had this passion for it. Because of this
passion, I learned to dance gracefully. I didn’t restrict myself in just
classical ballet but I also tried a lot of genres like jazz, contemporary
dance, modern dance, ballroom; probably all kinds of dance, even hiphop.
Ballet can
be applied to all dances so I knew that it will be my advantage. I got really
obsessed with dancing to the point that I took everything for granted – my studies,
time, friends, money and even health. I didn’t notice those things that really
matter, until it all ended.
My dancing
career stopped (I won’t be explaining why because it is a very loooong
story) then when I started noticing the things I lost, I realized that God had
blessed me with a lot more things other than dancing. I learned to be more
appreciative.
A part of me blames dancing for losing some things. But every
time I remember the sense of satisfaction I felt whenever I get the steps
right, the friendships that was deepened because of mutual passion, I couldn’t
help but smile.
I will
always treasure those memories in my heart and remember it until my last breath.
I will always be happy that I experienced being applauded on stage.
