January: Lauren MacNary

POST: What are your goals/New Year's Resolutions for yourself as a dancer /student? 
This year I would like to keep my grades up.  I am taking more hours than my first semester, and some of my classes are expected to be harder.  In all I am taking five dances classes and three core.  My dance team the Strutters is arguably busier than it was last semester.  Seems like we have an event pretty much every week.  I am definitely nervous about my ability to manage time this New Year while trying to keep a level head.  My goal is to keep on top of my grades by scheduling time to study and read texts.  Also I want to schedule time to relax/have fun!  While it is important to study, I have come to realize that I am useless if I don’t have a nap, or hang out with friends once and a while.  Because I am expecting to be busier than last semester I am not only keeping a planner, but also a wall calendar and a day by day list on my phone.  Gotta love that notes app.  With electronic and written notes I feel confident I can keep on top of my schedule and ultimately keep my grades high!      

            Another goal that I have for this New Year is to continue growing as a performer in dance.  Over my last semester I felt that I grew a lot in my performance quality.  Maybe it was because Strutters is always asking for more, or maybe my confidence just decided to grow.  Whatever happened I feel as though I am dancing bigger and better than ever before.  I still have a long ways to go of course, and everyone says there is always room for improvement.  This year I would like to continue improving.  I want the world to see dance the way I imagine myself in my head, and not in the way it sometimes comes across looking.  I think I am performing but actually I can sometimes be quite mediocre.  If there is one thing I have learned bout myself, its that even when I feel like I look like an idiot, its probably still not enough.  I am looking forward to this year, and can I just say how relieved I am that I just survived my first semester of college!  Hope I can survive the next, and good luck to all for 2015! 

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