What values are important to you? Penny recently thought about that question, and I love her answer—and that it’s connected to dance! (Scroll down to hear Penny read her answer.) How would you answer it? How would kids or teens in your life answer it?

Penny said:

I have been committed to dance for as long as I can remember. One of the values that is most important to me is dedication. I’ve been dedicated to a lot of things over the years. The one that was most important to me was dance. I’ve been dancing since I was two years old. I never stopped dancing. My dance teachers have always supported me in so many ways. I believe that dance is one of the ways to express yourself and your true feelings in all of the different types of dance. I believe that dance gives me a way to grow into a new life, and I’m grateful that dance will always be a part of my life.

MORE WITH AMY JULIA:

• Penny’s Final Dance Recital
• Provide Opportunities, Assume Possibility
• On Pointe, Step by Determined Step
• Penny’s Dance Fest
• Dance Like Everybody’s Watching (and Celebrating What They See)

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