What Are Your New Year's Resolutions

2005

Besides wanting to be able to do just one more pirouette or lift my leg up a little bit higher in an extension, my 2005 New Year’s resolution is to share my passion and joy for dancing. Between now and June, I am determined to work hard to prepare an entertaining show for the children of SOS Kinderdorf, a foster care- orphanage, in Austria. Oh, and mom’s favorite, I’ll try not to fight with my sister.
—Aiyana Mourtos, (Shely Pack Dancers), Half Moon Bay, California

When asked about my New Year’s resolution I have to be honest in saying that I’ve really never had one. But, now that I’ve been asked, I think it’s a good time to start. I would have to say my resolutions would be to step out of what’s comfortable for me by being more of a participant than an observer. I’m also going to work on my 6-pack [abs]! Thanks for giving me something to look forward to. Good luck with your resolutions, too.
—Ava Improta, (Gloria Jean, teacher), West Haven, Connecticut

I plan to extend my knowledge in ballet and modern dance because I want to apply and get into a really good college program, like the Fordham/Ailey School or Juilliard next year.
—Kyle Robinson, Mr. Dance 2005-DMA, (Rennie Gold, teacher) Duxbury, Massachusetts

My New Year’s resolution is to continue attending as many dance workshops and conventions as possible. This is my junior year in high school and since I want to be a professional dancer when I graduate, I think it’s a great thing to learn different styles of dance and meet teachers who have experience in the profession. Hopefully it could someday lead to them hiring me for a job! Doing conventions allows me to take class with teachers from all across the country and be around a whole new set of dancers that motivate and inspire me.
—Ashley Shaw, (Terri Newman studio), Clarkston, Michigan

This is when I will be expanding my choreography for my senior dance project. I plan to look back on my past dances and accumulate them for a type of thesis piece. I want it to be a representation of my growth through college. —Kate Souza, (Wendy Oliver, chair dance program), Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island

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