I like creating art, but I also like performing! One of the things I like about my school is that we get a chance to do a lot of public speaking. A lot of our academic work is about presenting what we’ve learned to an audience. That is why I think that public speaking is one of my strengths now.
Here are two small examples from when I was in first grade. In the first photo (left) I am presenting as President Calvin Coolidge and pretending to be him to demonstrate what I have learned about him and his presidency. In the second photo (right) I am running for President of First Grade and I had to make a campaign slogan, campaign poster, and write and deliver a speech on why I was a good candidate to vote for as President.
Performing, then, is an everyday part of my development and it is something I like a lot!
Below are some of the ways that I do performance art, which includes theater and drama, dance, and music (vocal and instrumental).
Dance
I have always loved dancing since I was a young girl.
I started taking professional dance classes when I was in preschool with Michelle Baker’s Webby Dance Company. I had lots of chances to perform.
Next, in early elementary school, I joined En Pointe in Long Beach and danced there for two years. I took both ballet and modern dance.
When I was just a first grader I decided I wanted to be in my school’s talent show and that I would dance a solo performance of Sia’s Chandelier. I was just six years old and I did everything all by myself. What do you think of it?
