I’ve thought so many times about trying to put down in words what dance means to me, but I don’t think I ever can. That is the one thing that I love AND that frustrates me most about dance - if you don’t do it, you will never understand. It’s like a hidden, secretive language that dancers share - an unbelieveable passion for something that makes you want to feel physical pain to know that you’re getting better. It’s frustrating sometimes, as some people don’t understand what we do. We don’t just hang out, do a few routines and have a laugh - we train, we train hard and then we train harder, just to improve by a fraction every day. Some days I feel so far away from the standard that I want to be, and somedays I feel like it’s in reach - this is why you can never stop. It’s so incredible to be able to dedicate your life to an art form that is expressed entirely using the body, I don’t think there’s anything like it. Some people don’t agree, but dancers are athletes. We’re athletes because our body is our career, our way of expressing ourselves, and simply because we can do things with our bodies that other people cannot. I can have the worst day in the world, but after an hour dance class I can’t even remember what I was worrying about - it’s an amazing remedy and something that I know I will have throughout my lifetime. I can’t imagine my life without it <3