If you had asked me four years ago what my life goals were, I would have said to become an electrical engineer. Now, I want to create a well-funded, world-renowned art institution that allows young dancers the chance to pursue an otherwise expensive art form. Dance is beautiful and free, but it also requires years of training that many gifted and passionate dancers cannot afford. I experienced firsthand how financial circumstances can make you believe dance is unattainable. So I worked hard to graduate high school as valedictorian, a year early, with near-perfect grades. I knew my high marks in school weren't enough to get into dance school. So, I took a gap year to focus almost exclusively on dance as an art and business. Presently, I attend Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University on scholarship for the Dance BFA program. I am set to graduate in 2026 and have recently been named the 2022-2023 recipient of the Sandra Hittman Scholarship in Dance.