DANce is the way I BREATHE !!!

I LOVE DANce, and I wanna DANce when i'm happy or sad. DANcing can set my soul free.
It really does!

i can't really recall the first dance lesson that i had. it should be when i was 4 or 5 years old in kindergarden. i was picked up to be trained and perform for children's day celebrationon, so that was how my dancing life started.

i didn't feel the passion of dance in me at that time, since i was just a little girl who always played around. but i knew i was having fun with other dance mates, we looked at each other in the mirror, stretched here and there and gave very cute smiles along the music. and the teacher said, "beautiful!" i felt happy, i felt good! on the day i was performing, i was so excited in the custum of a little yellow bird, wearing make up with my hair tied up. dad was taking pictures of me all the time, and i was smiling and laughing in front of the camera, clapping and jumping just like a happy yellow bird!

maybe dad realized my potential to dance, maybe he just realized that dancing could turn me so happy, he signed up a beginners' dance course for me in sunday school (少年宫) in the neighbourhood. so that was the time when i started professional training in dance, sitll 4 or 5 years old maybe. mom bought me a whole set of dance attire, black tight top with colorful lines accorss the front body, white dance pants and pink ballet shoes. i was proudly standing among 50 little ballerinas in the dance studio. when the piano started, we moved, and stretched.

but the joy of dance never comes with ease. the trainning was professional, that means we dance with sweats and tears. the teacher turned out to be horrible and fearful when she held our tiny bodies to stretch further. "do your split... lenthen your legs, and bend! " i cried all the time when she "hurt" me, god it was so painful and i just cried as a defence!

i quited the dance course and didn't touch the dance bar in the studio for 6 years. for no reason, i didn't want to learn a single step and move as a dancer. this little girl was damn determined about this at that time. only until i went to middle school, i suddenly realized that my soul was lightened up in the dance studio again!

dance lesson was essential for every one from primary to junior middle school 2. we learned chinese dance, ballet, hip hop and modern dance in class, which build up my versatile foundation in movement. i also joined the school dance team to get more intensive trainning and performed! it was amazing to shine in front of your peers, and one more thing, only dancers were allowed to keep their long hair^_* (our school was pretty strict about hair style, which we thought was awkward. girls were not suposed to keep long hair, sucks man! >_<) i was pretty sure that i am borned to be a dancer only until that time, i enjoyed myself and felt confident in front of the mirror and on stage! ----to be continued----