Featured Dancer of the Month

December/January 2002- Feature Dancer - Lisa Ironman

Type of Dance: Ballet, Jazz, and Tap

Place of Study: Dance Dimensions

Years Dancing: Since Age 3

• Performing Experiences Include:-Lead role in Sleeping Beauty (November 2001)
• Performances with the Atlanta and Sarasota Ballet
• Performances in Coppelia and Cinderella

Get to the Core asked Lisa "Why do you dance?" This was her reply:

My mother put me in dance when I was very young; it was just something I did. But what I now realize, is that it is who I am. Whenever I introduce myself at school, I always say, "Hi my name is Lisa and I am a Dancer." Below are my reasons:

I dance because I can tell a story, without saying a word…

I dance because of the energy rush and the emotional high I get when I am under those hot, bright lights, and all eyes are on me…

I dance because I can stand on my toes without having them hurt…

I dance because I am an artist, without having to use a paintbrush and a canvas…

I dance because I can express my fears, my sadness, my joy, without yelling, screaming, or laughing…

I dance because it’s who I am…

I dance because I can spin and spin, without getting dizzy…

I dance because I make music with my feet, and I am not a musician…

I dance because of the discipline I get everyday when I walk into that studio…

I dance because of those beautiful costumes I wear…

I dance because no one makes me, I am not forced, it’s a choice…

I dance because one day I will have the opportunity to travel all over the world doing what I love…

I dance because when I partner, all of my trust is in him…

I dance because I can always look beautiful even when I am not trying to…

I dance because of the huge family I am in, without being related…

I dance because of that language we all know…

I dance because I can walk down the street and tell who is a dancer…

I dance because of the same love we all have, yet we have never met…

I dance because I don’t have to explain myself, they just know…

I dance because I can fall out of step, and continue without anyone laughing…

I dance because it teaches me to balance school and dance at the same time…

I dance because of the happiness it brings me…

I dance because if I am having a rough day, I can walk in class and know that it will be all right…

I dance because I will always know where my home is, even when I am lost…

I dance because I love it….. plain and simple…

Lisa Ironman, Age 15