Tabasco, Ballet Shoes, and a Bible Everyone at one point in their life has wanted to travel the world. The different sights, cultures, and customs of each destination make people feel adventurous. In the same way, as travelers to native people, we are viewed as interesting and often they want to know more about us in order to understand where we came from. If I were to travel the world with a backpack containing three items that represent me and my background, I would bring a bottle of Tabasco, a pair of ballet shoes, and a Bible. Tabasco is the first item listed and is included in my backpack because it is used in the majority of the meals I consume and is well-known in the South. Tabasco originated in Louisiana on Avery Island in 1868(around…show more content… I have been taking ballet since the age of two and a half, and have not stopped. When I first started taking ballet classes, I did not see the importance of it and felt that I was just wasting my precious time. However, the last couple of years I have come to take every possible ballet class that is offered at my dance studio because it teaches you valuable life lessons. Through ballet I have learned the importance of dressing in the proper dance attire (a leotard, pink tights, choice of skirt/shorts, ballet shoes, and hair in a bun) requires the same amount of discipline as working on a job that calls for a specific uniformed look. By having a dance instructor lead the class with various combinations of movement, ballet also causes the dancers to focus on their memory, which would be an advantage for any job. I also chose to take ballet shoes with me because my African American ancestors were very skilled in dancing because when they danced, they used their soul as guidance to their movement using their natural rhythm. In my personal opinion, I feel that African Americans were the first to truly dance because they did not perform to entertain audiences, instead they danced for themselves in a way that was spiritual, honest, and original. Just as African Americans are, in my opinion, the base for dance ballet is the foundation for all dance styles. Jazz, lyrical, contemporary, modern, tap, et cetera are all examples of the types of dance that have some sort of ballet step incorporated into it. I would introduce the ballet shoes to the people at my travel destination as a way to bond over cultural music or dances that hold some importance to them as well as share a few of my own moves and technique with those
