My name is Lori Kaufman. Dance has always been a big part of my life. I have been taking classes since I was very little and when I got into high school I decided to try out for the school's dance team. I loved performing in front of the school and feeling like I was part of a team. I have never been real competitive with dance, and I have never taken ballet, so I have never learned some of the skills and technique that the dancers use in their performances in college. Next year I am going to college at the University of Cincinnati, but I am not ready to move on from dance. I have looked into college dance teams compared to high school dance teams and I want to know what it takes to make a college dance team.
When I found out I had to do a project for my Capstone class, right away I thought about dance teams and the expirience I have had with the team at my high school. I also thought about college and dance teams there. I have many questions:
How different are they?
Would it matter which college I choose?
Will it be fun to be on a team in college?
How much time will it take up?
and most importantly. What will it take for me to make a college level dance team?
I decided to use those questions in my project and start this blog to post my thoughts, experiences, and progress while I try to learn all the technique it takes to make a college dance team.
I have done tons of research and met some girls that were on the dance team at UC and they told me all about it. UC was team USA for UDA (Universal Dance Association) a few years in a row. Once I found that out I questioned whether or not I am good enough to compete against girls who have been doing competitive dance for years to get a spot on this team. I had almost two months before tryouts when I started meeting with a few girls and started training to learn the technique I never learned.
So now my main question is: Is two months enough time to learn the technique and skills required to make a college level dance team? I am about to find out.
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