By Maria Tretiakova
Jamie Clay is a charming and lively person who is actively involved in the Collingwood arts. She comes from a diverse family background, spread out around the world from South Africa to Italy. If you haven’t met Jamie in person, you may have seen her in the school play, or performing with her dance team. Currently, she dedicates 3-4 hours a week to dance.
Outside of school, Jamie enjoys going for walks and being active. She also likes driving and uses it as a way to get away from the world and enjoy a quiet moment to herself. Previously, she played soccer for seven years and gymnastics for eight years. These experiences gave her a range of skills, from playing soccer for fun with friends, to amazing flexibility and party tricks she still carries with her.
Jamie enjoys all types of dance, but hip hop and lyrical are her favourites to perform. What Jamie enjoys the most about dance is the freedom and connection it gives her: “I enjoy the feeling that dancing gives me, it lets me feel free and almost connected to my peers more while still being able to give myself the feeling of being connected to myself.” In addition, she believes that in dance it is important to not care what others think. “Listen to your heart and never feel like you are being judged, because the second you start to care about what other people think will be the start of your downfall.”
Someone who has inspired Jamie through her dance journey is Cara Tench, her dance teacher at Collingwood. Jamie admires Ms.Tench for always keeping a positive attitude and a smile on her face, through highs and lows. Staying positive is an important skill for dancers and performers to excel. Ms.Tench inspired Jamie to “push through hard times and use dance as a way to relax and put things aside for once and enjoy life.”
If you ever see Jamie dance, you may be surprised to know that she only began dancing relatively recently, after coming to Collingwood. She believes that she has improved over the last few years after dancing under “Cara Tench’s wing.” This comes to show that you don’t need to start dancing from a very young age to become a good dancer because having dedication and a love for dance is the most important thing you need to succeed.
Jamie Clay is a charming and lively person who is actively involved in the Collingwood arts. She comes from a diverse family background, spread out around the world from South Africa to Italy. If you haven’t met Jamie in person, you may have seen her in the school play, or performing with her dance team. Currently, she dedicates 3-4 hours a week to dance.
Outside of school, Jamie enjoys going for walks and being active. She also likes driving and uses it as a way to get away from the world and enjoy a quiet moment to herself. Previously, she played soccer for seven years and gymnastics for eight years. These experiences gave her a range of skills, from playing soccer for fun with friends, to amazing flexibility and party tricks she still carries with her.
Jamie enjoys all types of dance, but hip hop and lyrical are her favourites to perform. What Jamie enjoys the most about dance is the freedom and connection it gives her: “I enjoy the feeling that dancing gives me, it lets me feel free and almost connected to my peers more while still being able to give myself the feeling of being connected to myself.” In addition, she believes that in dance it is important to not care what others think. “Listen to your heart and never feel like you are being judged, because the second you start to care about what other people think will be the start of your downfall.”
Someone who has inspired Jamie through her dance journey is Cara Tench, her dance teacher at Collingwood. Jamie admires Ms.Tench for always keeping a positive attitude and a smile on her face, through highs and lows. Staying positive is an important skill for dancers and performers to excel. Ms.Tench inspired Jamie to “push through hard times and use dance as a way to relax and put things aside for once and enjoy life.”
If you ever see Jamie dance, you may be surprised to know that she only began dancing relatively recently, after coming to Collingwood. She believes that she has improved over the last few years after dancing under “Cara Tench’s wing.” This comes to show that you don’t need to start dancing from a very young age to become a good dancer because having dedication and a love for dance is the most important thing you need to succeed.