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Congratulations to Caitlin Gamna
Winner of the 2009
Shining Star Dance Scholarship
Caitlin Gamna's Application
My name is Caitlin Gamna. I am 9 years old and have been
dancing since I was 3 years old. I started dance by trying ballet and jazz. I loved them both instantly! At my first recital I was a bit nervous, but after a few tears back stage before going on, and then performing to the audience, I couldn't imagine doing anything else now!
After that recital, and seeing all the older girls doing so many different
dances, all I wanted to do was to try all those different styles of dance and
do as much as I could! It has taken me a few years but last year I was
asked to be on a competitive jazz team and a competitive tap team.
This past dance year I performed in many competitive dances such as
acro, jazz, ballet, tap, and musical theatre and plan on adding a few more
for next year! My Mom always asks me "which one is my favourite" but I can
never tell her just one. I love all of them.
This year we won 3 overall awards for our acro, jazz, and musical
theatre groups. I think that this has helped me alot this year. Last summer
I was diagnosed with dyslexia, and I was extremly sad but realized that if
I worked hard, I could improve and hopefully beat my little problem.
So far this year it has worked. I am achieving good grades at school
and my reading has improved.
Dance has taught me that if I work hard at something, and practice a
lot and keep trying, I can achieve anything I set my mind to. I hope to
become a dance teacher when I grow up and help girls like me, find
their love of dance.
My greatest achievement in dance so far is a tough one. I think it would
have to be after a lot of hard work, being able to land my aerial at the
age of 8. Two years ago I could hardly even do a cartwheel.
I love everything about dance. I love the friendships I've made with the
students, their parents, and my teachers. The best part of dance is making
life long friends. I think I would be a great person to be awarded the
scholarship because I love to dance and I want to improve myself as a
person and my dance techniques.
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