my dancing future

there is wishful thinking. there is living in delusions. dreaming myself onto the podium will never make it a reality. telling myself I'm the best in the world and not putting the work in will never make me a champion. there is being cocky and there is being confident. I need to give myself more confidence because I doubt myself too much.

I'm going spell everything out and claim my dancing future so I can stop doubting what I can and can't do.

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my experience in prelims will be nothing but positive.

who I dance against holds no bearing, this is about me and how I dance on that day and no one else.

I will learn stage presence. I will claim all four corners of the stage. I will demand to be watched by the adjudicators because I am powerful, graceful, and full of passion.

I will keep my chin up and my eyes forward. my shoulders back and my chest out because I'm proud of my school, my dance mates, and the work I put in to prepare me for these moments. I will keep my arms to my sides, my knees straight, and I will creep steadily higher and higher on my toes because nothing else in the world makes me feel this free.

my steps will be polished, precise, and sharp because of the hours of dedication I've invested in these dances. I will dance strong and unabashedly loud in my hard shoe because I deserve to be heard. it is my turn to dance, it is my turn to leave an imprint in the southern region.

I will work out to strengthen and tone every part of my body to dance stronger, better and free from injury.

regardless of my placement, I will learn confidence before the oireachtas. I will dance my first two rounds with no regrets, pushing my way to the front. I will get a recall and give my set everything I have in me. I will be happy with where I'm at by the end of the day, regardless of numbers because I gave 110% of what I could at this time in my life.

no regrets.

I will continue work my butt off. I will learn new rhythms. I will master more tricks. I will improve technique. I will learn to fly across stages. I will place into open championships. I will qualify for worlds. I will dance on that stage. I will be proud of myself and my journey and for who I've become as a person.

I will "retire" knowing that I set a huge goal before me and worked and worked without result until I finally got to where I was going.

I am more thrilled about the journey ahead of me than the ending. I will enjoy every second of this.