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Miranda Wheeler
Ms. Riser
English 101
September 25, 2014 Dance Classes Have you ever taken dance? I have been in dance for twelve years. Three examples of my favorite dance classes are tap, ballet, and pointe. Dancing has been one of my favorite hobbies since I was five years old. One example of my favorite dance classes is tap class. The reason it is one of my favorites is because my dance class has high heel black shoes with metal taps on the heel and toe that make noise when touching a hard surface. In tap we mostly dance to songs with rhythm or something fast. Tap is very hard but also very fun. There are awesome costumes for this class. The costumes are usually very sharp. I love taking tap even if it is a little hard. One other example of my favorite dance class is ballet. In ballet, the shoes are little pink slippers. I had to have at least six years of ballet before moving up to pointe. Ballet dancing is usually performed to slow music or contemporary, which is my favorite because we do a lot of fast moves. The costumes for ballet are various. There could be simple dresses, tutus, or even some wild extreme costume. That is why I love ballet. Wheeler2 A third example of my favorite dance class is pointe. Pointe is my absolute favorite dance class ever. In pointe I wear shoes that have a toe box and ribbons, the toe box is where I stand on my tippy toes, and the ribbons support my ankles. In pointe I dance on my toes. It is very hard but amazing. Pointe is so graceful and it is really just all out fun. The costumes in pointe are tutus, or a dress. I have never had long pants in pointe, because it would

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