"The girl faces the past memories
with dance
Flourishes, twirls, and dips
learning quickly how to shake her hips
Her Courage.
She approaches new faces with chained vocal chords
A smile graces her face as she spins
As she assists
with each graceful turn, each lesson learned
Her Determination.
A woman trapped in a girl's body
with intelligent opinions to offer and song to give
understanding that to be alive, one needs to live
When she moves, she is unique
Her Passion.
Spontaneous and unexpected
As she dances, she laughs
Exuding the joy she feels when she is free
To be or not to be is not the question,
the answer is the first
Her Happiness.
Creative and seemingly indestructible
Her strong facade holds steady
While she performs, her assurance shines forth
Raw when she twists
Her vulnerability.
Beautiful and Dramatic
Personality dynamic, she loves the stage she dances upon
A teacher, she shares her talent with all who are willing
As she lives she continues to learn, never hesitating to dance
Her Soul.
And as they appear, thrown together as one
To share the experience with those who observe
They glance at each other in reassurance
Reciting in their heads the words always spoken
If one falls, we all fall"
-Malia Elmer, Incense graduate 2012
with dance
Flourishes, twirls, and dips
learning quickly how to shake her hips
Her Courage.
She approaches new faces with chained vocal chords
A smile graces her face as she spins
As she assists
with each graceful turn, each lesson learned
Her Determination.
A woman trapped in a girl's body
with intelligent opinions to offer and song to give
understanding that to be alive, one needs to live
When she moves, she is unique
Her Passion.
Spontaneous and unexpected
As she dances, she laughs
Exuding the joy she feels when she is free
To be or not to be is not the question,
the answer is the first
Her Happiness.
Creative and seemingly indestructible
Her strong facade holds steady
While she performs, her assurance shines forth
Raw when she twists
Her vulnerability.
Beautiful and Dramatic
Personality dynamic, she loves the stage she dances upon
A teacher, she shares her talent with all who are willing
As she lives she continues to learn, never hesitating to dance
Her Soul.
And as they appear, thrown together as one
To share the experience with those who observe
They glance at each other in reassurance
Reciting in their heads the words always spoken
If one falls, we all fall"
-Malia Elmer, Incense graduate 2012