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Placed 5th

in the Semi-Finals

Thank you for supporting me in this competition. Your donations and participation will benefit the Why Not You Foundation in their mission to fight poverty through education initiatives that empower youth to lead with a why not you attitude.

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Tell us about your dance style or inspiration:

I have never really had one particularly style of dance I am intrigued by ALL and love to do ALL. There is never a style of dance that I don’t enjoy learning or doing. At this particular moment if I had to choose my style most focused on is Majorette. That being that I am a coach for a majorette team.

How would being in Ciara's music video impact your life?

#1 since 2004 when Ciara released her first song and video 1 day before my 14th birthday . I’ve been hooked. Ciara has been one of my biggest inspirations. Being in Ciara’s video would allow me to live a dream and tell my story. I want to give hope to those who feel like dreams aren’t possible no matter the age or conditions. Especially to my students that I teach and my dancers I teach. The generation is so different now and I want to show what never giving up looks like.

What would you do with the $20,000?

I would definitely invest in my team Royal Essence Dance Team. Which is a community dance program that I started 15 years ago. I take youth who love to dance, but most parents can’t afford to put them on the extravagant teams due to prices and fees. I would also use the money for educational needs and resources for my students I teach at the middle school. I am also a 8th grade English Teacher. Taking these funds and putting them back into our youth and community as I do now with my earnin

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