Focusing In

          I'm going to start focusing in on one thing, becoming a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader (DCC.) Everyone has been seeming to find this certain dream very interesting. The DCC's have a stereotype. To me that stereotype is that these girls are elegant but sexy at the same time. Off the field the girls work extremely hard at practices to reach perfection because that is what is expected of them. All of the 15 years of my time dancing I have been taught to strive for perfection. Perfection has been expected for me, or at least the hard work to strive for perfection is expected from me. It can be stressful at times but I am so used to it that it has become my way of life. Becoming a DCC would carry on this way of life for me.

          Focusing in on working hard because of expectation comes from a few experiences in the past few years. Many professional choreographers, such as Tyce Diorio from So You Think You Can Dance, Tucker Barkley who choreographs for Justin Bieber, Stephen "Twitch" Boss from So You Think You Can Dance and the movie Step Up 3, and many more have been able to come to our studio in Huntsville Alabama. Out of all the studios in bigger cities and more important states than just Alabama, they chose to come to our studio to work with our dancers. I have gotten the honor to work with all of these important people. This honor sets expectations high. My studio competes and performs these professionals choreography, so not only are we competing for ourselves, we are also expected to do the dance with high expectations for the choreographer. This past weekend in New Orleans, we performed Tyce Diorio's piece in front of him and all of his colleagues. Little did we know he was more nervous than we were. It is crazy to think that a studio in Alabama puts so much thought into an important person.

          Saying all of this, this makes me realize that I could take on the pressure to be a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader. I think I could do it. I want to have the mentality of a good attitude and to have hope. I can't keep my hopes too high though, I may not become a DCC and might not make it. With my work ethic in dance I think I will try again. I hope I will be able to maintain the elegance and expectation that DCC's have, I can't wait for the future. I can't wait to fulfill my dreams.

Writing Topic

               The writing topic I am picking is "dreaming of my future." Although this could be a girly cliche topic, it can definitely be much more. I have many personal goals for myself, and I find it very important to keep on reminding myself about them. This would be the perfect opportunity to do so. There is so much to write about when thinking of my future. I could write about how I want to be a Dallas cowboys cheerleader because it has been a goal for so long. To broaden that topic I could talk about how I could achieve that goal or also how it actually became a goal. Many influences in my life gave me the idea to have a goal like becoming a Dallas cowboys cheerleader. From dancing for fifteen years to having family in Dallas, it has always been appealing to become a Dallas Cheerleader. Having a family is another goal in my life, I always tend to think about a perfect family I might have one day. I tend to never think about the negatives, which may not be such a good thing. Another bad thing that could happen from thinking about this topic of dreaming of perfection is that anything could happen in the present to cause imperfection in the future.

               When I do something or make choices in the present it could and probably will most definitely make an impact on my future. It is frightening to think that everything we do now will effect our future in some way, whether it may be good or bad. Of course, I always dream of my future to be good. I feel as if something does not go my way I get upset because I gave myself high standards while dreaming of my future. For example, I am the yearbook editor and daily I think about the final product of the yearbook, hoping it won't have any mistakes. When I get the book back I know that there will be mistakes. Even knowing this I still will find it upsetting when I find the mistakes because of the perfection I was dreaming of. I think as I write about this topic more and more it will help me limit my thoughts about the perfection of my future. While thinking of becoming a Dallas cheerleader I have my fears and my hopes that drive me to want this dream even more than ever. Not practicing dance scares me into thinking I will not be good enough to make the team. But this doesn't stop me from hoping for the best.

               I have worries and concerns about whether I will pick to do the right things in the future. Searching and digging deep into these worries will possibly help me recognize 246 that there is actually nothing to be concerned about. Why should I be so concerned about the future when I'm living in the present? I always wonder if I take this present day life for granted. Already, I have broadened my topic a lot. I am very excited about this topic because I believe that 300 you have to be passionate about something to make it good. If I write about something I'm passionate about my essays will be more interesting and I will enjoy them more.