Dance Choreography

My message that I want to share to this world is life of everyone matters. Let us learn to love each other and embrace our differences. My life matters because the life of my friends matters.

My Bharatnatyam semiclassical dance is a way for me to harmoniously express my emotions (Bha) with melody (Ra) and rythm (Tala).

“I Matter Because” you matter. I matter because I am a good friend and I wanted to show this in my choreography. In the song “Friend like me” the genie sings how he is the best friend you will ever have. When you are a very good friend, you really matter to all your friends, you are always there for others, you encourage and help them. In the song the genie sings that he will be there when you need help, which is what a good friend would do. When you are a good friend you can cheer someone up with a good story or phrase, make your friend feel special by writing a thank you card, making a gift, spending time together, sharing words of appreciation. The genie is a good friend to Alladin by being there in hard and easy times.

My dance is about a bully who pushes me down. I won't let her break me and I stand up for myself because I matter. I am special and unique. I will be who I'm meant to be and will not let anyone change me. We are all special and we all matter and should not let people treat us wrong.

I matter because I have the power to make a difference and change the world. My dance represents the ability in everyone to be a hero, which can only be tapped into by taking risks and breaking from the usual standards. The movements show a progression from being unconfident and different to embracing uniqueness with bravery. Every time I fall, I pull myself back up and understand that it is okay to make mistakes. While choreographing and dancing, my intent was to reach out to others and share the realization of the beauty within ourselves

Through playing sports, dancing and participating in youth groups, I have learned that while it is important to be a good team mate and friend it is important that I always remind myself why I matter and not get lost in the team or group. I matter because I work hard to see the viewpoints of others around me and lift them up but not loosing sight of myself and what matters to me. I work hard to be a kind and supportive sister, friend, team mate and daughter. I matter.