Revitalizing a dream - Readers' Forum

Dance Magazine, Dec, 2002 by Rachel Horath

I recently turned 16 and have been taking dance my entire life. When I was a young girl I was very thin and small, but in the sixth grade my body type changed. My legs, specifically, grew much larger and as a result my dance teacher discouraged me from trying to dance professionally. I was not by any means fat, but I was not the Balanchine skeleton either.

The article you printed ["Redefining the Dancer's Body," November 2001, page 46] was a lovely inspiration for me and has revitalized my dream of choreographing and dancing. Thank you for the influence you have made in my life today and in the future.

Rachel Horath
South Carolina