Lindsay Clegg. That's my name and has been for eighteen years now. I was born in the fall, in Walnut Creek, California. My dad was in school to be a podiatrist so after he finished up in California we moved to Michigan, and from there Utah. More specifically Provo, Utah, and have been here ever since.
I was always a child who didn't know what to do with the energy I had. In response to this, my mother put me into my first dance class when I was three years old. Since then I have not stopped dancing and I do not plan on stopping. I wonder sometimes if my mother ever thought I would dance as long as I have. Growing up I participated in a lot of different things: soccer, gymnastics, track, cheer, art classes, swimming, clubs and dance is the one thing that has always been constant.
I am currently dancing and teaching at a studio called JIVE. I have been there since we moved to Utah, which was when I was six years old. So twelve wonderfully spent years of my life have been at JIVE and I hope to continue to dance and teach there throughout my life. Teaching is such an amazing experience because you learn so much from the kids! I have been teaching for two years now and it has definitely challenged me and tested my patience. However, I love seeing the progression in each dancer as they master choreography and technique. Dance is my passion in life, and being able to share that with others and help teach dancers is what I live for. Dance is my stress reliever. Dance is where I forget about everything the second I step in the room. Dance is what makes me happy. Dance is what makes me smile on a rainy day. Dance is my life.
In high school I did many different things. I was captain of the cheer squad, and was apart of that team for two years. I was involved in the dance program for three years and was able to be VP for the dance company my junior year. I was the student president of HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America) for two years and was able to compete at a state level with that as well as organize and hold over six blood drives for my high school (Provo High). I had a really fun time in high school because of the environment, people, teachers, football/basketball games, and school dances.
A lot of people ask me why I went to BYU considering it is less than ten minutes away from where I live. Well I didn't originally want to go here. Growing up in the shadow of BYU and it's high expectations made me not want to come here and instead go somewhere far away. Both of my parents went to BYU and I felt like I had to or else I would disappoint them, so automatically that was another reason I did not want to come here. I also knew how extremely hard and vigorous the courses were and I wanted something that I knew I could handle, and that was not BYU for me. As I was applying for colleges knew that I would no in November of 2011 I did not even think of applying to BYU because I was afraid I would not be accepted because of my ACT score, and plus I was not interested. However I was convinced otherwise and when it came down to it, the Spirit told me to come here. So the answer I give people when they ask why I came here is "I have no clue." I hope that someday I will realize why it is that the Lord knew it would be best for me to come here. For now I am just here and trying to survive the craziness of freshman year.
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