Revitalizing a dream. (Readers' Forum).I recently turned 16 and have been taking dance my entire life. When I was a young girl I was very thin and small, but in the sixth grade my body type changed. My legs, specifically, grew much larger and as a result my dance teacher discouraged dis·cour·age tr.v. dis·cour·aged, dis·cour·ag·ing, dis·cour·ag·es 1. To deprive of confidence, hope, or spirit. 2. To hamper by discouraging; deter. 3. me from trying to dance professionally. I was not by any means fat, but I was not the Balanchine Bal·an·chine , George Originally Georgi Balanchivadze. 1904-1983. Russian-born American ballet director and choreographer who became artistic director of the New York City Ballet in 1948 and choreographed more than 100 ballets, including skeleton skeleton, in anatomy skeleton, in anatomy, the stiff supportive framework of the body. The two basic types of skeleton found among animals are the exoskeleton and the endoskeleton. either. The article you printed ["Redefining the Dancer's Body," November 2001, page 46] was a lovely inspiration for me and has revitalized re·vi·tal·ize tr.v. re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing, re·vi·tal·iz·es To impart new life or vigor to: plans to revitalize inner-city neighborhoods; tried to revitalize a flagging economy. my dream of choreographing and dancing. Thank you for the influence you have made in my life today and in the future. Rachel Horath South Carolina |
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