The brown, hardwood floor beneath my feet as I looked at myself in the mirror, my body moving to the rhythm of the beat. That’s when I knew I was hooked, and ever since then, I knew Hula and Tahitian would be the hardest dance that I would ever learn in my life. Look, I’m not saying that ballet or hip hop isn’t hard, I’m pretty sure it is, but you should at least consider Hula and Tahitian as well. It might sound weird, but yes, my talent is dancing Hula and Tahitian. Some people think that when I say “Oh, I dance.” that I probably mean something along the lines of Hip Hop, Jazz, or even Ballet. Although I adore those dances, I like to say that “Oh, no, I dance Hula and Tahitian.” It’s something new and different. Hula and Tahitian is a different…show more content… One of my instructors, Aunty Lyn-Del (we call my teacher ‘Aunty’ because we’re an ohana, which means a family), moved me up a class before my first annual recital, which is called a ‘Ho’ike.’ I was new to the class and they had already learned their numbers. I was the odd person out. I looked like I was lost most of the time, which I was. I didn’t know where to step, I didn’t know how the arm movements were supposed to go, and I honestly didn’t know what direction I was supposed to face at certain times. I was pretty much going to die of embarrassment, so I decided to practice my dance moves. My dad recorded a video of our class dancing to the song, and I practiced at home. I practiced it until I eventually got it right so I could show my class the next week that I knew how to dance, and that I also knew what I was doing. I wanted to prove not only to my teacher, but myself that I was good in what I did. Also, I have to give props to my mom for motivating me to actually practice (I get unusually lazy…show more content… I would like to believe that with a new day, comes a new lesson. Dancing Hula and Tahitian was one of these. If you dance, play a sport, maybe even play an instrument, keep on going. If you love doing it and you’re passionate about it, keep going. There’s going to be many obstacles, but if you set your mind to it, you’ll get there. It takes courage to do what you do and this is how I faced a new class, a new dance, and also a new chapter in my life. Dancing is a passion. Don’t force yourself to do what you don’t want to do. Hula and Tahitian is something that I am very passionate about, and that’s what matters in the long run. Thus saying, new experiences come new adventures, which is what I learned when I took the first step into stepping inside the Aloha Hula Dance Studio, make sure to overcome those bumpy obstacles, and always remember that every day that you live in comes a new lesson that you have to
