This program is important to me because I am interested in taking business courses and improving my dancing so that I may one day have a dance studio of my own. After high school I plan on going to college to pursue a career in dance and business. Dancing has been the biggest hobby of mine ever since I was three years old. My passion for dance has inspired me to try out for numerous things. First thing I have felt in love with was liturgical dancing which is usually seen in various churches. This is a style of dance that I have been doing for about eleven years. Within those eleven years I have choreographed eight of the dances I have performed as a solo and as a group. Cheerleading is another thing that had caught my interest. I have been a part of a cheerleading team …show more content…
Once I entered high school I took another path in the world of dance, I had decided to try out for the stepping team while taking dance classes at the school. Stepping was a huge transformation from cheerleading for me, it requires a lot more stamina. With liturgical dancing, jazz, modern dance, hip hop, cheerleading, and stepping under my belt, I hope that the skills I have obtain will be a big help to me in the dance world. When I heard that I could be eligible to participate in the Cooperative Career Education program within the Academy for Professional Studies I knew I had to jump at the chance. I feel this program is an excellent fit for me because it gives me more time to be at home with my son. I am a teen mom who goes to school during the day and works at night. While I am working or at school my mom watches my son. My mom had took a leave of absence from her job so that she can take care of my son while I work on finishing my education. My mom has been my biggest supporter throughout this whole year so for me to get a chance to partake in this program would relieve a lot of stress from her and it will definitely