Tiny Dancer Caroline Glaser Analysis

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Memories After All From the middle of my life on, I have realized that my family has never been normal. As my life started off I lived in Fredonia. Then, I moved to Colorado and lived there for around three years. I also lived in Gillette, Wyoming but not for very long, and that is where I first started my dancing. Several years later, my mom and dad got a divorce and I felt like my life had been completely flipped and ruined. Music plays a big role in my life, because when I feel sad it helps me get through tough times and certain songs represent eventful moments in my life. To start off, one song that means a lot to me is “Tiny Dancer” by Caroline Glaser. My favorite part off the song is, “Ballerina, you must have seen here dancing in the sand” (Glaser). These lyrics represent an elegant
dancer because dancing in the sand means she was light on her feet. When I dance I try to represent the emotion of the song, so this part of the song shows the emotion of a lyrical dance that is powerful and emotional. My second favorite quote is, “Pretty eyed, pirate smile, you’ll marry a music man” (Glaser). When I danced to this song we each did something different for each part but the three of us came together and it felt like the dance made since, because the song makes since the way it explains this woman. This song has meaning to me, because we spent a lot of time on this dance last year and I don’t know if I will ever dance with these same three, just us, again. Our dance teacher, Macie, had a grandpa that passed away and this was his favorite song to play for her, because he knew she was a dancer and his favorite thing to do was watch her perform. So, this dance meant a lot to her and we all made sure he loved it just as much as she did.

Shields 2 In addition, another song that has a lot of meaning to me is “Praying” (Cover) by Chris Viola.
“Well, you almost had me fooled, told me that I was nothing without you” (Viola). When my mom and dad were going through a divorce, my dad talked really bad about my mom in front of my brother and I. So, those words mean a lot because he tried to make us believe that my mom was a bad person and that we couldn't trust anything she said. “And we both know all the truth I could tell….” (Viola). At first my mom and dad tried to hide the divorce from us and lie about why one parent wasn't here when the other one was, and that really made an impact on me, but my brother doesn't remember much so it doesn't effect him like it does me. I was old enough to realize that something wasn't right only because I knew who they both really were on the inside and something was missing from them. This song represents a time in my life when my life was really hard and going downhill. I started failing tests and getting really low scores on our STAR tests. I believe that the hardest part for me was that they lied about everything because I will never forget that wether they know that or
not. Lastly, my final song is “Stars in the City” by Old Dominion. A quote that has meaning to me is, “Their can be beauty in the broken if you open up your mind” (Dominion). This to me means that if you can learn to trust someone then you will see a whole new side of them that is usually for the best. If it isn't for the best then its better to find out sooner than later because if you tell someone too much and they break their promise of keeping that secret then they have that advantage over you. “Finds the glitter in the gritty….” (Dominion). Usually everything is better when you see the good in someone instead of the bad. “Stars in the City” to me sounds like a time when a boy realizes how much a girl means to him. This song has meaning to me for a
Shields 3 different reason though. My cousin and I used to be neighbors and now we live 17 hours away from each other and sometimes see each other once a year if even that. I recently saw him over Christmas break and while we were out to eat this song came on. We started arguing over it because he tried to tell me that it was just about some “city slicker” boy and I tried to convince him that it actually had meaning he just had to actually listen other wise it wasn't going to make since. Over it all it made me realize how we are alike and different. Embodying a lot of moments in my life, these songs hold the memories of some of the hardest and most valuable parts in my life. Every time I hear a song from my soundtrack my heart either feels happy or depressed. It makes my day turn start off either really good or really bad also. My life is very different from anyone's life, but everyone in my family fits in with each other so it all works out.