Journey Kay

Journey Kay Instagram – I’m just a girl, out here working hard for my dreams. Giving it my all I just wanted to take a moment and appreciate my growth in the past year. I didn’t share this with many but this time last year I was ready to quit dance. I had a hard transition into the level of training @therockcenterfordance being surrounded by some of the best dancers in the country can make you feel inadequate. I had so much on my plate between school, school cheer, and dance, all shortly after losing my dad AND moving to a new state, school, and studio. To make it worse I had a shoulder injury, emergency appendectomy and 2 concussions from cheer. Mentally I was tapped out. After convincing my mom I TRULY didn’t want to keep dancing she trusted me and agreed that I could make that decision for myself, but I needed to finish the season. After she gave me room to make my own choices I remember a day sitting next to her at a competition and saying “I want to do xyz for my solo next year” she looked at me and simply said “what solo? I thought you weren’t dancing next year”. I realized in that moment really what “not dancing” meant. I felt a huge sadness and it suddenly felt real. The next few months my head recovered from the concussions and I just realized I was giving up when it was hard. I’m not a quitter! I LOVE dance!!! I got distracted by “fitting in at school” friends begging me not to go to dance etc. My goals are bigger than hanging out on the weekend. I have big plans and quitting was the easy choice. I locked in last April/May and I’m now taking every class available to me, putting in extra work at home. Literally transforming my mind heart and body to become the best dancer I can possibly be. I thank my mom for caring about ME more than my skill. Her permission to let me choose is really what gave ME permission to realize that my hard work equals the results I want. Nobody is stopping me from becoming like the dancers I get to train with everyday! I have to give a huge shout out to @quinndancer for believing in me even when I didn’t believe in myself. Your words of encouragement are what keep me going when I feel like taking the easy route. THANKFUL! | Posted on 21/Feb/2025 04:37:10