Children are the Future

June 26th. Save the date. Watch dancers as young as 5 get their groove on.

Last Saturday, Studio 429 hosted its 2nd annual youth dance competition, K-12. It was an amazing show that showcased some of the best youth teams in our beautiful dance community. If you haven’t watched some of the performances from that night already, I highly recommend you go to youtube right now and watch all of the groups that performed because it’s so refreshing and inspiring to watch talented kids at such a young age do what they love.

While I was waiting for TM Juniors to perform in the 2nd half, I watched Breakthrough’s performance from the audience. There was this kid who had a deformed right arm dancing among the others who really stood out to me. My eyes went directly to him and I couldn’t take my eyes away every time he hit the stage. Despite his handicap, I could see his passion for this art through his performance. I was so touched by his dancing. I thought to myself, “Now there’s a dancer who’s fearless.” It’s kind of cheesy, but he left a lasting impression on me. He reminded me why I love to dance. Dancing is one of the truest forms of expression and creativity, and nobody can tell you what you can or can’t do. Props to that kid. If anyone knows his name, please tell me!

Hope to see you all there on June 26th! It’s going to be magical…

God bless