With me joining the Dance Ensemble, I was able to continue my dance career which would also last until I was done with college. I was so happy to join because I have made friends that will last a lifetime. If you've seen my Instagram there are some pictures from dance and you will see how much I have grown with the Dance Ensemble. I have been with them for three semesters now and I'm able to say that I love each and every one of them dearly and I'll always be here for them.

Now back to my Jabba chapter. Taking off the mask after my last performance in the talent show signified that I am retiring the mask as a solo act. However this past April I was one of 8 people who performed as the Jabbawockeez in our benefit concert. It was a great time and it was a lot of fun being able to help choreograph a number as them. This was my way of saying this is officially my last time performing as the masked men. To be honest, I didn't think the idea would go through, which is why I exposed my identity at the end of the talent show, but it did and I'm happy with how it turned out.

The Jabbawockeez have been a huge part of the reason why I got back into dancing, but it was time to close this chapter of my career. Four years being them was such a great ride but I had to let go of how I got started. I had to close the most important chapter of my life to grow up and become a better dancer and person. I felt that the way I went out was the most appropriate way to go and it all worked out as planned. I will always be the Jabbawockeez but it was time for me to let it go and move on. I performed two years of high school and two years of college as them and it was time to let it go.

Also saying that I was starting a new chapter in my dance career I had to retire it. I wanted to end it the way I started and that was on the stage, taking the mask off. Having done the same thing in high school after my last performance, and it was a thrill taking the mask off. Before and after my last performance in the talent show here, I was happy to hear the applause because I knew at those moments I made my name known and everyone would now know who I am. I'm sure to miss the thrill and maybe I'll do one more performance again as a return performance but I don't think that it'll happen, but never say never. I actually want to do a performance of all the songs I have of Jabba on my iPod and make that my retirement performance, but we'll see.

The great thing about joining the Dance Ensemble in freshmen year is that I didn't really pay attention to them in my first talent show (I’m sorry for that). In my second talent show here I was able to watch and pay more attention to the Dance Ensemble's performance as well as be more attentive to my own routine as well. I'm glad I got to know them because now I was able to finish my Jabba experience with my dance friends by my side and know that I have them for support. Also they got to see me do what I've been doing for a while and watch it all come to a close as I wanted it. Also I'm glad that the two overlapped because with my first spring show as a member of dance in April 2015 and my last Jabba performance in October 2015 it was like I can now retire the mask with ease and without regret because of my dance family. Like I said I was alone when I was the Jabbawockeez for four years and now I have a dance family that I'm just so happy to be a part of. Now there’s a future for me with dancing that I’m excited to experience.