Pretty Powder Puffs

At three years old, I never understood much. What three-year-old would? I never had the choice for where my life was going, for that was all up for my mother to decide. I can honestly say that her decision to put me in dance was the most powerful change for me. Sixteen years later, I can still remember my very first ballet piece, “Pretty Powder Puffs.” There was well over thirty tiny ballerinas in the “Pretty Powder Puffs”piece, and only a small fraction of them continued dancing later on in life. I was one of the lucky ones to never stop dancing. Since my early years, I have participated in many ballet performances, workshops, and assistant teaching. When my mother had extra money to spare, she always made sure it went towards my dancing.