Havelock Ellis: My Passion For The Art Of Dance

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“Dancing is the loftiest, the most moving, the most beautiful of the arts, because it is not mere translation or abstraction from life; it is life itself.” This quote from Havelock Ellis is a beautiful representation of my passion for the art of dance and my fire to instill the passion that I have into the lives of the up and coming generations. Each and every day, there are children who do not get to discover their talent and their love for an art form such as dance due to their circumstances at home or not having the financial capabilities to take dance classes. My main passion that has stemmed from my experience dancing is that I want to provide opportunities for children to be discovered and to help them find their love and their drive …show more content…

Of those children, 400,000 of them are in the foster care system, meaning that they do not have parents on top of being homeless. That is 2.5 million lives that could be impacted by the art form of dance. This is where organizations such as the Boys and Girls Clubs and orphanages in every city across the United States come into play. Over the past four years, I have taken part in going to these organizations in my area teaching dance classes to children who couldn’t afford it otherwise, and have even fed the families at the shelters as well. The reward that you receive from watching the beaming faces of the children who are having the time of their lives in your dance class is incredible just because you know that what you are giving them is something that they could never receive otherwise. Seeing their joy and excitement to dance makes me want to go back each and every day for the sole fact that I know I am giving them something to look forward to and to instill the same passion that I have for the art of dance and give them the resources that they need to take their love for dance to the next

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