Before summer ends I am usually asked by friends why I still have yet to get tan. After all, it’s summertime, which means time for laying by the pool for many people. For all of us at Brandywine however, summer typically means time to dance. Summer is the perfect opportunity for us to work on the things each of us as dancers struggle with, whether it’s perfecting pirouettes or figuring out the mechanics behind rotation. And, while I know that we would all love to sleep in or take a trip down to the beach, it’s our love for dance that wakes us up every morning to get to class. People might think we’re crazy for spending hours inside on warm, sunny days, but for me, the studio is where I want to be, and the ability to grow and better myself is well worth the lack of tan. 

Emma Yasick, Brandywine Ballet dancer & blogger