Today’s blog was written by a guest blogger, Jessica Jones.
Jessica Jones a recent graduate from Arizona State University’s Herberger School of Dance. She has performed with several Arizona dance companies, and most recently, with Ashleigh Leite Dance at the Gotham Arts Festival in New York City. She is currently pursuing her dance career in Seattle, Washington.
I’ve always been a dreamer; grandiose ideas of swanky dinner parties (without the patience to send out invitations), attending a private university (but forgetting the couch can only hide so many quarters), of moving to Europe (without first experiencing all of America). I am sure most people have carried these thoughts within themselves at one point in time. To say you have never been a dreamer is to say your five year old self never answered the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”, that you never played “house” or Cops and Robbers or Star Wars or Pretty, Pretty Princess. What did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be a teacher (or Mia Hamm, a professional soccer player). I’d create lessons and use my mini white board to teach my stuffed animals English or math. However, I would also lock myself in my room, choreograph dances, and perform those to my stuffed animals (they were very well-read toys). Continue reading
