$1000.00 Katy Reeves Memorial Dance Scholarship for
Continuing Education. The Katy Reeves Memorial Dance Scholarship, grants scholarships
to Dance Emporium student/s in the maximum amount of $1000.00 to qualified individuals
to attend college, university, dance school, or a company, pursuing their education in
Dance. Scholarship will be awarded at our annual Recital.
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"Words of Remembrance" written by Camille Camp
Alexa Dysart's Letter:
I am a very lucky person. It takes a lot of people many
years to find their passion in life, but not me. I’ve known for years. And not only have
I found my passion; I am readily pursuing it with the help of my family, friends and
teacher. Dance for me is like breathing, I cannot imagine living without it. That is why
I am so excited to have a career in dance. I was scared that I would not be good enough,
however I have decided that being afraid of failure will not help me achieve what I want
out of life. As easily as I decided that, most of my fears went away. I realized that
even if I had doubts or was afraid; nothing could stop me from pursuing my passion.
The feeling you get when you can move through a piece of music seamlessly, or make an
audience feel something through your dancing is unexplainably the best feeling in the
world. It’s like nothing can phase you because the feeling of joy overshadows everything
else. When you walk out onto that stage, or even just the studio, those few minutes are
yours. They are yours to show your passion to anyone watching, and hopefully inspire
some people along the way. It is a form of release. You don’t have to hold anything back
when you are pouring your heart out for everyone to see.
However, passion is not just about enjoying something; there is more to it than that.
When you are passionate about something it consumes you completely, and takes hold of
your thoughts, ambitions, hopes, and goals. You think about it when you wake up in the
morning. You think about it when you go to sleep. You unconsciously start spinning in
the hallways and tapping under your desk at school. This is what dance has done to me; I
crave it. I want to learn, watch, grow, and dance forever while I share my passion with
everyone I can.
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