My first time dancing

Everyone who knows me knows I love dancing; I love to go to clubs, I love to dance when I'm home doing chores, anything dance-related, really. But I had absolutely never done a dance performance. Dancing was always more like a hobby for me, something I do when I'm feeling happy, sad, excited, or whenever there's music playing.

But last year, I had just moved to a different city, all by myself, and I decided that I wanted to do something new and scary. That's when I signed up for belly dance lessons. I went once, just to see if I liked it. And I did, so I kept going.

Later in November, we had a belly dance show; the theme was Gods, and I danced alongside other beautiful and super talented women, who, just like me, had just started belly dancing. Our god was Ares, the Greek god of war and courage. So we all danced with a sword.

I felt extremely anxious, but never felt more alive. I love dancing, and I learned that I also love performing. And it's now something that I'm looking forward to do.

Dancing was always a huge part of me, and now it became a part of me that I can share with others.