My family is everyone at center stage, literally…I wouldn’t trade it for the world.

Ultimately, we all stick to our hobbies for our own personal reasons, and my reason is that it gives me a feeling of freedom like nothing else has.

If aliens showed up in my backyard, I think the first thing i would show them to help them understand Earth is Taco Bell.

"I think that my goals and priorities changed because I was able to see what interested and mattered to me the most."

I feel like dance makes me experience a large variety of emotions that I don’t get anywhere else.

I would like to be famous for inventing flying cars. I feel like this idea could expand and become well known around the world.

If I had dinner with any historical figure it would be Cleopatra because she was a goddess among peasants.

Dance is an extremely big commitment, but I feel it is always 100% worth it.

Don’t rush over the small things or you might miss the big moments.

“Dance has always been an important part of my life. It was the one thing I could always count on.”

Being in every company possible at CS I have had to make many sacrifices. I missed out on a lot of “normal'' high school experiences, but the memories I made at CS are unique and worth it.

I would love to go back to the 70’s to experience the music, the outfits, the hair (especially the afros) and the culture of that time period….

I feel like in a way everyone that I have learned from in some way is a hero to me because they have shared experiences with me that contribute a lot to my own thought process and what I wish to do for myself and my future.

Being a guy dancer is hard because people are always judging you and putting a label on you instantly if you tell them that you’re a guy that dances. But, it does have a lot of strengths as teaches discipline and skills from an early age that most people don’t receive. In addition to that I have learned how to talk to and respect women unlike most other men.

I believe my positive outlook on anything and everything will be the greatest asset to giving me a happy life… As humans we are put on this planet to make a change and strive to overcome any adversity we face.

It’s actually really hard for me to put into words why I love tap, because it’s more like an indescribable feeling within me, but I’ll try my best

I’m proud of myself for working hard and dedicating myself to things that really mattered to me these past years. Whether it was dance, school, or friendships I am proud to say I put my all into it and would not do anything differently.

Honestly if I could put anything in a house I would just want a huge empty room. I know it sounds strange but after dancing on Zoom in my cramped basement for months, an empty room to just move in sounds like a privilege :)

Micheal Jackson is my hero because he had so many ups and downs in his life, but he never let that impact his performances and career. I believe he is a true legend.

Being at dance is the only time I’m able to focus on myself and not think about what’s going on at school. It’s like a meditative break, and I’ve met some of my most loyal friends here, too.