Years fly by when you’re dancing through them with your best friends by your side. One second you’re 4 years old, dressed in a tutu and your hair pulled back into a small ponytail. Then you are waiting backstage to perform your final performance.
The time is finally here, the time where you have to leave your second family and home behind in a matter of weeks. This is the time where many will become nostalgic. This is the time where it’s difficult to accept the fact that another chapter in your life is coming to an end -- the chapter that was filled with hairspray, pounds of makeup, rhinestones, and endless laughter.
You remember the moment when you told yourself, “I have ___ years until I graduate.” You remember the several hours that you spent in a dance studio you now call home. Or how many weekends you told your friends you couldn’t hang out, because you had dance. Now, all of that will be over in a few short weeks.
To the graduating dancers out there, I was in the same boat as you this time last year. It was a tough time -- you’re excited to see what the future holds for you, but it’s difficult to think of a future without your dance family.
Just remember, you will have the memories of dance follow you as you transition into a different chapter of your life. You’ll be able to call your teammates not just friends, but a family. You’ll be able to call your studio your home forever and no one can take that away from you.
So enjoy your last few weeks with your second family. Go out on that stage one last time and dance like you’ve never danced before.
