Creative Movement, Ballet, Tap, Children's DVD, Burlington, NC
Wow... 6:00am came so fast! I jumped out of the bed and quickly got myself ready. Around 6:15 I made my rounds stopping at the peace, love, and dance room. I started singing "good morning... good morning" until they opened their door. Miss Kim can dance but Miss Kim CANNOT sing so the doors were opened pretty quickly. I gave every girl a big ol' hug and told them good morning. I think the sweetest thing in the whole world is a sleepy child's face... I know dancers... you are young ladies but you will always be my girls. We left right on time and were the first ones at breakfast. Let the feast begin. There were eggs, bacon, pancakes, doughnuts, pastries, fruit, oatmeal, you name it and it was there. I made my rounds making sure everyone had something healthy on their plate and something good to drink. I loved hearing all the behind the scenes stories such as Dani transforming into a supermodel and posing in several outfits for Miss Karena.
After breakfast we broke into two groups. I took the All American girls to learn their routine while Miss Karena took the rest of the group back to brush teeth. The All American dancers were chosen by asking the 8th graders first. Three 8th graders wanted to try out which opened up three additional spots. I asked for volunteers and Lillie W., Carly, and Becky raised their hands so they will join Lilli C., Bethani, and Katherine in the All American tryouts which will be held tomorrow afternoon. When we all arrived for the first session of camp we were surprised by two teams which brought us goodies! How sweet of them. It really made my girls feel special... just a piece of candy can do wonders.
I went to a meeting which was very interesting. All the girls were given personality tests. After taking the tests they gave them to me and they were a Directing Tiger, Entertaining Robin, Steady Teddy Bear, or a Cautious Snake. We had to take them too and I was a Robin. I was really amazed at how true to life these evaluations were. Even when we went to lunch three snakes sat together while robins grouped into one large group and so on. Tigers take charge and love new challenges, Robins are motivating, do not like to be controlled, and make friends easily, Bears do not like change, listen more than talk and have great eye contact, and Snakes do not like making mistakes and are very detailed oriented. This was a great tool for me to use when I am teaching, dealing with certain situations, and just being a better coach overall by knowing how each girl learns.
When I finished my meeting the girls had finished learning their B routines. Some learned a fast paced pom routine while the rest learned an incredible jazz dance. They had a trivia game after and TMS dancers answered two questions correctly and won prizes! The girls raced to lunch like usual and filled their bellies. I laughed at one dancer when she asked me if it was supper... guess she thought it had been a long day. The dancers did enjoy a nice 45 minute break after lunch and some girls actually took a little power nap. We headed back to class with spirit in our step. The girls made a tunnel for all the other teams and cheered them on as they entered the gym. During this session they rehearsed their dances and then did something really incredible. The hit TV show "So You Think You Can Dance" is honoring National Dance Day and having dancers across America show them how they are celebrating. UDA has become involved by filming their dancers performing the hip hop dance. Our girls were filmed doing the dance and are keeping their fingers crossed that they will see themselves on the upcoming Wed night show. Who knows? Even our little Becca yelled out from the huge crowd "Hey So You Think You Can Dance"!
We finished our evening with dinner, another routine, then rehearsal, and now bed. My specialty awards tonight were "Race To The Finish Line": Maya Williamson and "Most Spirit": Carly Cates. The girls were fading fast at the last dance and these two girls kept up their energy to finish with a bang. Good job. The confidence levels in my girls are skyrocketing... doing things that I know is out of their comfort zone. There are feeling free to be themselves and have a ton of fun. They do not mind being the loudest, trying to dance the biggest, and just walking up and talking to a dancer they have never met before. There is even a high school team from Virginia that has adopted our team... they said that they just love what we do. This sort of thing happens every year. We are connected through dance... it gives us the chance to be the best we can be and do what we love to the fullest.
Good night,
Miss Kim
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