“Well, dance isn’t something you just do to do. You can be really flexible but be a terrible dancer. You could get the moves down perfectly but still be a terrible dancer. Dancing comes from within you. You have to take every life event, every birthday party, every bruise, every broken bone, every emotion, and put it into your body. It’s hard and takes getting older and gaining maturity and life experiences to get better. It gives a whole new meaning to practice makes perfect. Because… you’re practicing life.”   – Ashley Pavlige, junior