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STORY I JODIE KAHAN
With hard work and dedication, Sammy
Koolik shows his talent in the PC danc^
department.

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nr9th grade, most boys are criticism with his head held high
| just trying to figure out and a great attitude. "Not many
who they are while acting
boys do ballet, and this sets me
wild.
Freshman Sammy apart from others. But, this does
Koolick, however, has taken not faze me because I know that
a completely different approach as long as I am passionate about
as he embraces the person he what I’m doing, I am doing the
is while mastering the art of right thing.” Being different,
discipline: ballet. Sammy has however, has only made it easier
loved musical theater ever since for Sammy to connect to peopl
he can remember, especially his dance
but dancing was “I STOPPED friends. They seem
never his priority. to exude the same
After becoming DANCING FOR passionate spirit
more interested, that Sammy finds
he knew he THEATER AND within himself.
needed a stronger STARTED DANCING “One of my favorite
background in parts of taking
dance in order to FOR ME ■» ballet is that any
become successful of my given peers
on the stage. He began dancing are dancing by their own free
ballet, and shortly following, fell will, beer use they enjoy it. No
in love with the art. “I stopped one danr es because they have
dancing for theater and started to.” Sammy is able to take
dancing for me, because I really the pressure of high school’s
began to take pleasure in it.” Being common conformity so well
so passionate about something because he strives to be different,
that most kids his age don’t and is m^ud of who he is, a lesson
lliuSl pcu^
understand has Dee'n difficult fOP "TtTTTT— rfMeS- TliuSl ncunlc ihtil
Sammy at times, but he handles entire lifetime to understajid.,

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