My Literacy
It is very humid and hot inside the large hall with mirrors on the front. Almost fifty people are ready to dance and follow my moves. I shout, "5,6,7,8…!". From standing still to moving too fast, with the beats of the song guiding everyone, the energy of the music makes it so there is no tiredness on everyone's sweaty faces; the dance is an art, and that art is my literacy. It gets very loud when fifty dancers are jumping and quickly moving their feet. It's hard to pick twenty people out of fifty people to create a competitive team for the upcoming year at UC. The UC Bearcat Bhangra (BCB) team is a popular competitive dancing team within Indian organizations on UC's campus, so I must select the best dancers. I continue dancing to the rhythms of the fast beats and keep a smile on my face the whole time to express the joy of dancing. Bhangra dance was invented in the farmer fields in India. During the harvest season of summer, farmers dance in Bhangra style to express the joy of their successful year. I dance to express my inner joy of what I have today and not to impress. I express my love towards dancing and my past love for the constellations of the stars through dance formations.
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