You Know You Are a Dance Person When . . .

There are some things that just make us dance people.

We look at every empty building we pass and immediately think, “Hmmm… would that make a good dance studio?”

We only really need to know how to count to eight. Then we just start over.

We choreograph in the car and create some of our greatest masterpieces while driving. The only problem is remembering them when we actually get to the studio.

We hear a new song and, before we even know all the words, we are already counting it.

We critique every opening number on every awards show because apparently we just can’t watch anything like normal people.

“One more time” has never actually meant one more time.

We can make a costume out of almost anything. Fabric, rhinestones, safety pins, a hot glue gun… we’ll figure it out.

We have marked choreography in kitchens, grocery store aisles, parking lots, hotel rooms, and probably a few other places where people wondered what we were doing.

And we call them our kids.

Not our students. Not somebody else’s children.

Our kids.

Because for the hours, months, and years they are with us, that is exactly how we feel about them.

Yep. We are dance people.

A little crazy. A little obsessed. And pretty lucky to get to call this our life.

What would you add to the list?

Have an awesome day and enjoy the journey--Rhee