My first dance performance by Jalen Bayani

My first dance performance was at The Theater in Cal Poly. Our dance group was sitting in the crowd until it was our turn to dance. Backstage, we were practicing our dance right before we went on. Finally, when we went on stage, I felt the feeling of when you see a lot of people and you are about to perform for them. So, we started dancing and I felt so confident doing one of the moves, and I fell. I fell because I lost balance on my foot. Of course, I was in the front, but luckily, after my fall, I transitioned to the back. When the dance was over, we went backstage and my friend Brooklyn asked me, “Why did you fall?” She was giggling. I said that I had lost my balance because it was true.

This was my first dance performance, and I fell. I lost my balance, and I fell. Why did you fall? That was the easy question to ask. What I will remember most about that fall is that I got right back up and finished the dance. I learned an important lesson at that performance. Maybe one day Brooklyn will have to learn how to pick herself up after a fall. Then, she will understand the better question to ask.