last night I had sports and we did 60 jumping jacks 30 push-ups and a 30
jumping jacks 30 push-ups and a 30
jumping jacks 30 push-ups and a 30 second plank sounds like a normal sport
second plank sounds like a normal sport
second plank sounds like a normal sport right rich your hand if what you think
right rich your hand if what you think
right rich your hand if what you think I’m talking about is a sport so all of
I’m talking about is a sport so all of
I’m talking about is a sport so all of you basically what you want to know what
you basically what you want to know what
you basically what you want to know what we did next Grandpop moss and pointe
we did next Grandpop moss and pointe
we did next Grandpop moss and pointe work I’m talking about ballet now raise
work I’m talking about ballet now raise
work I’m talking about ballet now raise your hand if what you think I’m talking
your hand if what you think I’m talking
your hand if what you think I’m talking about is a sport less what happened i
about is a sport less what happened i
about is a sport less what happened i sealed it all work I still did push-ups
sealed it all work I still did push-ups
sealed it all work I still did push-ups and jumping jacks and splits against the
and jumping jacks and splits against the
and jumping jacks and splits against the wall just like normal schools okay
wall just like normal schools okay
wall just like normal schools okay thinking you don’t do splits against the
thinking you don’t do splits against the
thinking you don’t do splits against the wall but so we all need to start
wall but so we all need to start
wall but so we all need to start considering dance is a sport waiting
considering dance is a sport waiting
considering dance is a sport waiting it’s not kind of a sport it isn’t
it’s not kind of a sport it isn’t
it’s not kind of a sport it isn’t counted as a sports credit and when it’s
counted as a sports credit and when it’s
counted as a sports credit and when it’s not counted as sports credit in schools
not counted as sports credit in schools
not counted as sports credit in schools it over works dancers what I mean by
it over works dancers what I mean by
it over works dancers what I mean by overworking dancers is we essentially
overworking dancers is we essentially
overworking dancers is we essentially have to take two sports credit for it to
have to take two sports credit for it to
have to take two sports credit for it to count for school it also doesn’t give us
count for school it also doesn’t give us
count for school it also doesn’t give us enough time to relax or do homework I
enough time to relax or do homework I
enough time to relax or do homework I know what you’re thinking we don’t have
know what you’re thinking we don’t have
know what you’re thinking we don’t have to take dance but that takes and read
to take dance but that takes and read
to take dance but that takes and read dance entirely this is so important to
dance entirely this is so important to
dance entirely this is so important to our culture in our history it
our culture in our history it
our culture in our history it you can completely lose that another
you can completely lose that another
you can completely lose that another reason that people don’t see it as a
reason that people don’t see it as a
reason that people don’t see it as a score is because we look through
score is because we look through
score is because we look through graceful doing it what you don’t see are
graceful doing it what you don’t see are
graceful doing it what you don’t see are the muscles and the time that goes into
the muscles and the time that goes into
the muscles and the time that goes into looking pretty I Darryl you football
looking pretty I Darryl you football
looking pretty I Darryl you football players out there till a graceful
players out there till a graceful
players out there till a graceful scoring a touchdown but dance is a huge
scoring a touchdown but dance is a huge
scoring a touchdown but dance is a huge time commitment it is a and I take off
time commitment it is a and I take off
time commitment it is a and I take off ly eight and a half hours a week and
ly eight and a half hours a week and
ly eight and a half hours a week and that’s the minimum for my age it’s hard
that’s the minimum for my age it’s hard
that’s the minimum for my age it’s hard to start when you are in high school and
to start when you are in high school and
to start when you are in high school and yet to become a career it’s even hard to
yet to become a career it’s even hard to
yet to become a career it’s even hard to start when you’re 13 and for it to
start when you’re 13 and for it to
start when you’re 13 and for it to become a career I started when I was
become a career I started when I was
become a career I started when I was Taylor and it’s a huge part of a big
Taylor and it’s a huge part of a big
Taylor and it’s a huge part of a big passion line which is Broadway I can be
passion line which is Broadway I can be
passion line which is Broadway I can be a little dramatic at times but I’m the
a little dramatic at times but I’m the
a little dramatic at times but I’m the only person in my whole dance class that
only person in my whole dance class that
only person in my whole dance class that it counts as a sport now I hope I know
it counts as a sport now I hope I know
it counts as a sport now I hope I know you’re thinking dance is a sport but the
you’re thinking dance is a sport but the
you’re thinking dance is a sport but the definition confirms it an activity
definition confirms it an activity
definition confirms it an activity involving physical exertion or skin
involving physical exertion or skin
involving physical exertion or skin which an individual or team competes
which an individual or team competes
which an individual or team competes gets others or for entertainment let’s
gets others or for entertainment let’s
gets others or for entertainment let’s check out the list physical exertion oh
check out the list physical exertion oh
check out the list physical exertion oh yeah skill in dupage competes against
yeah skill in dupage competes against
yeah skill in dupage competes against others yeah or for entertainment we’ve
others yeah or for entertainment we’ve
others yeah or for entertainment we’ve got both would you go tell misty
got both would you go tell misty
got both would you go tell misty Copeland that la isn’t a sport okay
Copeland that la isn’t a sport okay
Copeland that la isn’t a sport okay maybe some of you don’t know who misty
maybe some of you don’t know who misty
maybe some of you don’t know who misty Copeland is such species the first
Copeland is such species the first
Copeland is such species the first african american ballet dancer to be
african american ballet dancer to be
african american ballet dancer to be accepted into the American Ballet School
accepted into the American Ballet School
accepted into the American Ballet School and to have a lead role as the Firebird
and to have a lead role as the Firebird
and to have a lead role as the Firebird in the Phoenix in the Firebird it’s a
in the Phoenix in the Firebird it’s a
in the Phoenix in the Firebird it’s a huge deal in the valley
huge deal in the valley
huge deal in the valley and she injured a bone in her back it
and she injured a bone in her back it
and she injured a bone in her back it did not go to the doctor because she had
did not go to the doctor because she had
did not go to the doctor because she had rehearsal injuries are so common in
rehearsal injuries are so common in
rehearsal injuries are so common in ballet I sprained my ankle a total of
ballet I sprained my ankle a total of
ballet I sprained my ankle a total of five or six times and have had more
five or six times and have had more
five or six times and have had more bruises and blisters and calluses than I
bruises and blisters and calluses than I
bruises and blisters and calluses than I can count so now raise your hand if what
can count so now raise your hand if what
can count so now raise your hand if what you think I’m talking about is a sport
you think I’m talking about is a sport
you think I’m talking about is a sport great it looks like a convince tool so
great it looks like a convince tool so
great it looks like a convince tool so what I want you guys to do is whether
what I want you guys to do is whether
what I want you guys to do is whether you’re a student a teacher a parent or
you’re a student a teacher a parent or
you’re a student a teacher a parent or principle is to push for valet to be
principle is to push for valet to be
principle is to push for valet to be counted as for any schools and whether
counted as for any schools and whether
counted as for any schools and whether you’re a teacher cited a parent or
you’re a teacher cited a parent or
you’re a teacher cited a parent or principal I guarantee it will make
principal I guarantee it will make
principal I guarantee it will make dancers life much easier and better
dancers life much easier and better
dancers life much easier and better thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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