Hi, my name is Sarah.
I've been dancing for nine years,
and my favorite dance move is a full back split.
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Got to fix my hair, fix my eyelashes.
What made me want to become a dancer
was when I was very little--
I was about two years old.
I just simply told my mom, I want to start dancing.
But the rule with the study we were going to go to
was you had to be potty trained.
So my mom was like, well, you're not potty trained,
so you can't do dance.
And I was really heartbroken.
So within two weeks I was potty trained,
and I was already starting classes at their new studio.
What style of dance would be my favorite
would definitely either be jazz or contemporary because they're
a lot different.
With jazz, it's very upbeat and, like, hyper sassy.
But I also really like contemporary
because I started doing that a few years ago,
and you really just get to move however you want to.
It's not really a set style.
You're never right or wrong, so it's just really fun.
The songs that always make me want to dance
are "I'm a Sucker For You" by The Jonas Brothers
and also "I Like It Like That" by Cardi B because, first
of all, they're my two favorite songs,
and they have a really nice rhythm,
and they make you just want to get up and, like, throw a party
and hang out with your friends, and so they
just really uplift your spirit.
This is my mom, Michelle.
Hi.
And so today I'm going to be teaching her a dance move,
but I want to do something easy because I don't
think that you're a dancer anymore, so I
don't know what you can do.
- Come on. - So I'm going to teach you--
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I'm going to teach you the five ballet positions.
First position.
We're just going to keep our feet
in first because I don't think you
can handle much more than that.
- Oh, let's try. - OK.
First.
Yep.
Arms, second.
Second.
OK, they have to be open more.
Pretty, pretty fingers.
Jeez.
OK.
Third position, just bring this one up.
Don't be bring your--
relax your wrist.
So is that right?
No.
Now this one, you bring it in.
That's fourth.
And then fifth, but make this hand look like that hand.
They do.
See, I have pretty fingers.
No they don't.
They have to be pretty.
First, second, third, fourth, fifth.
You're actually doing pretty good.
Yay.
You're doing pretty good.
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They need to be able to improv, which means they need
to be able to think of what to do on the spot
because sometimes at an audition if you nail the choreography
and make it to a final round, they'll have you improv.
Or there's a section of the dance and Abby will say improv,
and you have to be able to do something that
will fit the song or the style.
I think a dancer needs be able to pick up extremely quick
because Abby teaches quick.
I mean, you compete in two days.
You learn practically your whole dance in one day.
I also think you need to be well rounded.
You need to be able to do tap, ballet, jazz,
acro, contemporary, lyrical.
But when you do those, you also need to bring
your own style to the dance.
You don't want to just be like, blah, I can do the steps.
You need to have a personality, and it needs to be the best.
When I'm older, I don't really see myself as a dancer.
I see myself also as an actress and model.
So I'm hoping that my dance career will take me to that too
because, when I'm older, I want to walk the red carpet.
And I also want to be in a movie that includes
my dancing and my acting, so I feel like that's
one of my life-term goals.