Dancin' Through Life

The past few months have been filled with a whole lot of dancing. To finish my Ballroom Dance minor, I have been competing and performing nonstop. My partner, Liz, and I competed in the US Dancesport National Championships last March. We danced three events, including the samba, cha cha, paso doble, and rumba. Though we didn't get any hardware (we were one judge's mark away from making the final), we did better than ever before. You can't complain too much about that. Two weeks after, we danced in a competition at a local high school and swept first place in all our events. I have no shame stealing trophies from high schoolers. :) This weekend (April 8-9), I will be performing ballroom for the last time in Provo at the Ballroom Concert. I'll be dancing a mambo, then with the whole company in the finale.
Dance has been a much needed release during my college years. I never would have guessed I would graduate with a degree in dance. I especially never thought it would have taught me so much about life. And to think, my dad wanted a basketball team.
-JT the big
PS This photo is from a previous competition, but you get the idea. :)