My year began incredibly different than it is ending. 2017 has been my year of intense growth, for which I am grateful for. My year has been so much more than I can put into words, but for the sake of memories and wanting to look back on this year, I've tried to make sense of the big picture that my year has painted for me. Filled with good times and not so good times, I have faith in the direction I'm headed next year. In February, I made one of the toughest decisions I've ever had to make. With unhealthy circumstances that kept building up and an unacceptable amount of pain each week, I made the decision to take a break from dance. Although at the time things were very hard, I know that the choice I made was the best for me. I lost many friends from this decision, and lost a part of myself I had known since I was three years old. My greatest strength this year was learning to stand up for myself and not let anyone tell me I couldn't do someth...
