Ok now my turn.

My name is Sarah. I have a dance studio in Martinsville, IN. I am 23. I have been teaching since I was 16. Before that I did teachers training for 2 years. I was thrown into the teaching spotlight only after 2 years of teachers training. I finished my last 2 years in teachers training, Teaching. I teach; tap, ballet, jazz, gymnastics, lyrical, pointe, and hip hop. I have taught all of the above plus; clogging, poms, cheerleading. I started taking dance when i was 11. Before that i did gymnastics, at the age of 5. And i can remember my first coach. His name was Larry. I was one of the top students in class and he would use me and another girl to demonstrate things. They shut the place down, of course i didnt know why i was only a kid. I took a few years off from doing things. I can remember my first dance teacher also. Leah is her name. And i still see her now. She was always my fav, something about her just made u smile. She was so nice and chipper, and pretty, and had a hot boyfriend. LOL

I have had my own studio for 3 years now. And there is a long story behind that. So the short of it is. At my other studio that i got thrown into teacing at. Our 2nd to last year there 2 of the main teachers quit and took over 700 kids with them. One of the teachers was my first teacher, Leah. So our last year at the studio was a rough year and my boss was gonna just shut the place down on the kids. No warning no notice nothing. So i talked her into staying open 1 more month. And July of 2001 was our last month their. In August of 2001 my best friend and I started our own studio. Dont ask how we got it all together in a months time but we did. So ever since Aug of 2001 we have been doing this. I love what i do and my pay check shows i guess. All our $$ is going into the studio for now.

My studio is slowing getting into the competition scene. And we are also slowly starting to lose the older ones to STUPID school sports. And like tumblesnot said. She will be moving here next year to help coach our gymnastics classes and hopefully get some cheerleading going in our studio. She is a great person, and we share so many of the same dreams. We are so much alike its unreal. I love DDN, its the best place to come for help with things, and information, or to just vent.

Thats the story of me. Are u happy now JOY?!?!